diff --git a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.C b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.C
index 793cc27b2f58e3eda49e5245cb502aa3b685a1ca..0de1a2f906f4875472137f64af4d23ca3c3e74f9 100644
--- a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.C
+++ b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.C
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ namespace blockEdges
 
 Foam::cylindricalCS Foam::blockEdges::arcEdge::calcAngle()
 {
-    vector a = p2_ - p1_;
-    vector b = p3_ - p1_;
+    const vector a = p2_ - p1_;
+    const vector b = p3_ - p1_;
 
-    // find centre of arcEdge
-    scalar asqr = a & a;
-    scalar bsqr = b & b;
-    scalar adotb = a & b;
+    // Find centre of arcEdge
+    const scalar asqr = a & a;
+    const scalar bsqr = b & b;
+    const scalar adotb = a & b;
 
-    scalar denom = asqr*bsqr - adotb*adotb;
+    const scalar denom = asqr*bsqr - adotb*adotb;
 
     if (mag(denom) < VSMALL)
     {
@@ -60,46 +60,46 @@ Foam::cylindricalCS Foam::blockEdges::arcEdge::calcAngle()
             << abort(FatalError);
     }
 
-    scalar fact = 0.5*(bsqr - adotb)/denom;
+    const scalar fact = 0.5*(bsqr - adotb)/denom;
 
     point centre = 0.5*a + fact*((a ^ b) ^ a);
 
     centre += p1_;
 
-    // find position vectors w.r.t. the arcEdge centre
-    vector r1(p1_ - centre);
-    vector r2(p2_ - centre);
-    vector r3(p3_ - centre);
+    // Find position vectors w.r.t. the arcEdge centre
+    const vector r1(p1_ - centre);
+    const vector r2(p2_ - centre);
+    const vector r3(p3_ - centre);
 
-    // find angles
+    // Find angle (in degrees)
     angle_ = radToDeg(acos((r3 & r1)/(mag(r3) * mag(r1))));
 
-    // check if the vectors define an exterior or an interior arcEdge
+    // Check if the vectors define an exterior or an interior arcEdge
     if (((r1 ^ r2) & (r1 ^ r3)) < 0.0)
     {
         angle_ = 360.0 - angle_;
     }
 
-    vector tempAxis;
+    vector arcAxis;
 
     if (angle_ <= 180.0)
     {
-        tempAxis = r1 ^ r3;
+        arcAxis = r1 ^ r3;
 
-        if (mag(tempAxis)/(mag(r1)*mag(r3)) < 0.001)
+        if (mag(arcAxis)/(mag(r1)*mag(r3)) < 0.001)
         {
-            tempAxis = r1 ^ r2;
+            arcAxis = r1 ^ r2;
         }
     }
     else
     {
-        tempAxis = r3 ^ r1;
+        arcAxis = r3 ^ r1;
     }
 
     radius_ = mag(r3);
 
-    // set up and return the local coordinate system
-    return cylindricalCS("arcEdgeCS", centre, tempAxis, r1);
+    // The corresponding local cylindrical coordinate system (degrees)
+    return cylindricalCS("arcEdgeCS", centre, arcAxis, r1, true);
 }
 
 
@@ -157,10 +157,8 @@ Foam::point Foam::blockEdges::arcEdge::position(const scalar lambda) const
     {
         return p3_;
     }
-    else
-    {
-        return cs_.globalPosition(vector(radius_, lambda*angle_, 0.0));
-    }
+
+    return cs_.globalPosition(vector(radius_, lambda*angle_, 0.0));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.H b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.H
index 078b8bd548cb5705f3ab078c0e950a2656763227..3b1062ea96737efcb972d7bf15923013b58fe6da 100644
--- a/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.H
+++ b/src/mesh/blockMesh/blockEdges/arcEdge/arcEdge.H
@@ -55,15 +55,23 @@ class arcEdge
 {
     // Private data
 
+        // Begin, mid, end points
         point p1_, p2_, p3_;
+
+        //- The arc angle (in degrees)
         scalar angle_;
+
+        //- The arc radius
         scalar radius_;
+
+        //- The local cylindrical coordinate system (degrees)
         cylindricalCS cs_;
 
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
-        //- Calculate the coordinate system, angle and radius
+        //- Calculate the angle, radius and axis
+        //  \return the coordinate system
         cylindricalCS calcAngle();
 
         //- No copy construct
@@ -85,7 +93,8 @@ public:
         arcEdge
         (
             const pointField& points,
-            const label start, const label end,
+            const label start,
+            const label end,
             const point& pMid
         );
 
@@ -101,17 +110,15 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~arcEdge()
-    {}
+    virtual ~arcEdge() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Return the point position corresponding to the curve parameter
-        //  0 <= lambda <= 1
-        point position(const scalar) const;
+        //- The point corresponding to the curve parameter [0-1]
+        point position(const scalar lambda) const;
 
-        //- Return the length of the curve
+        //- The length of the curve
         scalar length() const;
 };