diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.C
index d23f60472..db8cc7302 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ License
 #include "sutherlandTransport.H"
 #include "IOstreams.H"
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class Thermo>
+Foam::scalar Foam::sutherlandTransport<Thermo>::readCoeff
+(
+    const word& coeffName,
+    const dictionary& dict
+)
+{
+    return readScalar(dict.subDict("transport").lookup(coeffName));
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Thermo>
@@ -43,8 +56,21 @@ template<class Thermo>
 Foam::sutherlandTransport<Thermo>::sutherlandTransport(const dictionary& dict)
 :
     Thermo(dict),
-    As_(readScalar(dict.subDict("transport").lookup("As"))),
-    Ts_(readScalar(dict.subDict("transport").lookup("Ts")))
+    As_(readCoeff("As", dict)),
+    Ts_(readCoeff("Ts", dict))
+{}
+
+
+template<class Thermo>
+Foam::sutherlandTransport<Thermo>::sutherlandTransport
+(
+    const Thermo& t,
+    const dictionary& dict
+)
+:
+    Thermo(t),
+    As_(readCoeff("As", dict)),
+    Ts_(readCoeff("Ts", dict))
 {}
 
 
@@ -53,19 +79,20 @@ Foam::sutherlandTransport<Thermo>::sutherlandTransport(const dictionary& dict)
 template<class Thermo>
 void Foam::sutherlandTransport<Thermo>::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
-    os  << this->specie::name() << endl;
-    os  << token::BEGIN_BLOCK  << incrIndent << nl;
+    os  << this->specie::name() << endl
+        << token::BEGIN_BLOCK  << incrIndent << nl;
 
     Thermo::write(os);
 
     dictionary dict("transport");
     dict.add("As", As_);
     dict.add("Ts", Ts_);
-    os  << indent << dict.dictName() << dict;
 
-    os  << decrIndent << token::END_BLOCK << nl;
+    os  << indent << dict.dictName() << dict
+        << decrIndent << token::END_BLOCK << nl;
 }
 
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IOstream Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Thermo>
diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.H b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.H
index 25973ac1d..e7da7b9a5 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.H
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/transport/sutherland/sutherlandTransport.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ class sutherlandTransport
             const scalar mu2, const scalar T2
         );
 
+        //- Read coefficient from dictionary
+        scalar readCoeff(const word& coeffName, const dictionary& dict);
+
 
 public:
 
@@ -144,6 +147,9 @@ public:
         //- Construct from dictionary
         sutherlandTransport(const dictionary& dict);
 
+        //- Construct from base thermo and dictionary
+        sutherlandTransport(const Thermo& t,const dictionary& dict);
+
         //- Construct and return a clone
         inline autoPtr<sutherlandTransport> clone() const;