diff --git a/applications/solvers/modules/multiphaseEuler/phaseSystems/BlendedInterfacialModel/BlendedInterfacialModel.C b/applications/solvers/modules/multiphaseEuler/phaseSystems/BlendedInterfacialModel/BlendedInterfacialModel.C
index 57b52139db..34e376e64e 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/modules/multiphaseEuler/phaseSystems/BlendedInterfacialModel/BlendedInterfacialModel.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/modules/multiphaseEuler/phaseSystems/BlendedInterfacialModel/BlendedInterfacialModel.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2014-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2014-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -934,7 +934,8 @@ Foam::BlendedInterfacialModel<ModelType>::evaluate
     PtrList<scalarGeoField> fSD(nPhases);
     calculateBlendingCoeffs
     (
-        interface_.fluid().phases().template convert<const volScalarField>(),
+        interface_.fluid().phases()
+       .PtrList<phaseModel>::convert<const volScalarField>(),
         fG, f1D2, f2D1, fS,
         fGD, f1D2D, f2D1D, fSD,
         subtract
@@ -1038,7 +1039,8 @@ Foam::BlendedInterfacialModel<ModelType>::evaluate
     PtrList<scalarGeoField> fSD(nPhases);
     calculateBlendingCoeffs
     (
-        interface_.fluid().phases().template convert<const volScalarField>(),
+        interface_.fluid().phases()
+       .PtrList<phaseModel>::convert<const volScalarField>(),
         fG, f1D2, f2D1, fS,
         fGD, f1D2D, f2D1D, fSD,
         subtract
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.C
index d9621d48a3..243f9a2a0f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015-2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2015-2023 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ License
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "PtrListDictionary.H"
+#include "UPtrListDictionary.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -123,4 +124,24 @@ inline Foam::autoPtr<T> Foam::PtrListDictionary<T>::set
 }
 
 
+template<class T>
+template<class T2>
+Foam::UPtrListDictionary<T2> Foam::PtrListDictionary<T>::convert()
+{
+    UPtrListDictionary<T2> result(this->size());
+
+    forAll(*this, i)
+    {
+        result.set
+        (
+            i,
+            this->operator()(i)->keyword(),
+            dynamic_cast<T2*>(this->operator()(i))
+        );
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.H
index 755c36112c..47cb3caf99 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Dictionaries/PtrListDictionary/PtrListDictionary.H
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ public:
         autoPtr<T> set(const label, const word& key, tmp<T>&);
 
 
+        // Conversion
+
+            //- Convert to list of different pointer type
+            template<class T2>
+            UPtrListDictionary<T2> convert();
+
+
     // Member Operators
 
         using PtrList<T>::operator[];