From 3083282e21b9731776a18c88588bbf38cc22a2a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sergio <sergio>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 14:31:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] BUG: Changing lookupOrDefault for solverFreq variable

---
 .../radiationModel/radiationModel/radiationModel.C              | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/radiationModel/radiationModel/radiationModel.C b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/radiationModel/radiationModel/radiationModel.C
index 4ef719498f..6a20fbcf5c 100644
--- a/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/radiationModel/radiationModel/radiationModel.C
+++ b/src/thermophysicalModels/radiationModels/radiationModel/radiationModel/radiationModel.C
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool Foam::radiation::radiationModel::read()
         lookup("radiation") >> radiation_;
         coeffs_ = subDict(type() + "Coeffs");
 
-        lookupOrDefault<label>("solverFreq", 1) >> solverFreq_;
+        solverFreq_ = lookupOrDefault<label>("solverFreq", 1);
         solverFreq_ = max(1, solverFreq_);
 
         return true;

From bdfba5ce2ebd67c34bdd1d3964e436c90e3f0625 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mattijs <mattijs>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:36:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ENH: dimensionSet: symbolic units

---
 etc/controlDict                               |  22 +-
 src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.C      |  91 +--
 src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.H      | 111 ++-
 src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSetIO.C    | 680 +++++++++++++++++-
 src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.C     | 218 +++++-
 src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.H     |  65 +-
 .../dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C         | 127 +++-
 .../dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H         |  13 +-
 .../UniformDimensionedField.C                 |  14 +-
 9 files changed, 1182 insertions(+), 159 deletions(-)

diff --git a/etc/controlDict b/etc/controlDict
index c4cf09edb2..d5c1fdb755 100644
--- a/etc/controlDict
+++ b/etc/controlDict
@@ -981,15 +981,29 @@ DimensionSets
         Cd  Cd  [ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ] 1.0;
 
         // Derived units
-        Pa  Pa  [ kg^1 m^-2 ] 1.0;
+        Hz  Hz  [ s^-1 ] 1.0;
+        N   N   [ kg m s^-2 ] 1.0;
+        Pa  Pa  [ N m^-2 ] 1.0;
+        J   J   [ N m ] 1.0;
+        W   W   [ J s^-1 ] 1.0;
 
-        // Scaled units
-        mm  mm  [ kg^1 m^-2 ] 1e-3;
+        // Some non-symbolic ones
+        area area [m^2] 1.0;
+        volume volume [m^3] 1.0;
+        density density [ kg m^-3 ] 1.0;
+        acceleration acceleration  [ m s^-2 ] 1.0;
+        kinematicPressure kinematicPressure [ Pa density^-1 ] 1.0;
 
+        // Scaled units. Only allowed in dymensionedType (dimensionedScalar,
+        // dimensionedVector etc.) and UniformDimensionedField, not
+        // in DimensionedField or GeometricField
+        cm  cm  [ m ] 1e-2;
+        mm  mm  [ m ] 1e-3;
+        km  km  [ m ] 1e3;
 
         // Set of units used for printing. Can be any basic or derived
         // but not scaled (only supported for dimensionedScalar, etc)
-        writeUnits (kg m s K mol A Cd);
+        //writeUnits (kg m s K mol A Cd);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.C b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.C
index 1b900f52d5..c0da41236e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -105,83 +105,6 @@ void Foam::dimensionSet::reset(const dimensionSet& ds)
 }
 
 
-Foam::string Foam::dimensionSet::asText() const
-{
-    OStringStream buf;
-
-    bool Dimensionless = true;
-
-    for (int Dimension=0; Dimension < dimensionSet::nDimensions-1; ++Dimension)
-    {
-        const scalar& expt = exponents_[Dimension];
-
-        if (expt < smallExponent && expt > -smallExponent)
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (Dimensionless)
-        {
-            Dimensionless = false;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            buf << ' ';
-        }
-
-        // note: currently only handle SI
-        switch (Dimension)
-        {
-            case MASS:
-                buf << "kg";
-                break;
-
-            case LENGTH:
-                buf << "m";
-                break;
-
-            case TIME:
-                buf << "s";
-                break;
-
-            case TEMPERATURE:
-                buf << "K";
-                break;
-
-            case MOLES:
-                buf << "mol";
-                break;
-
-            case CURRENT:
-                buf << "A";
-                break;
-
-            case LUMINOUS_INTENSITY:
-                buf << "Cd";
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                buf << "??";  // this shouldn't be - flag as being weird
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (expt != 1)
-        {
-            buf << '^' << expt;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (Dimensionless)
-    {
-        return "none";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return buf.str();
-    }
-}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::scalar Foam::dimensionSet::operator[](const dimensionType type) const
@@ -196,6 +119,18 @@ Foam::scalar& Foam::dimensionSet::operator[](const dimensionType type)
 }
 
 
+Foam::scalar Foam::dimensionSet::operator[](const label type) const
+{
+    return exponents_[type];
+}
+
+
+Foam::scalar& Foam::dimensionSet::operator[](const label type)
+{
+    return exponents_[type];
+}
+
+
 bool Foam::dimensionSet::operator==(const dimensionSet& ds) const
 {
     for (int Dimension=0; Dimension < nDimensions; ++Dimension)
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.H b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.H
index 5bdb41c332..ca4c3ed2d1 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSet.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ SourceFiles
 #ifndef dimensionSet_H
 #define dimensionSet_H
 
-#include "scalar.H"
 #include "bool.H"
 #include "dimensionedScalarFwd.H"
 #include "className.H"
+#include "scalarField.H"
+#include "PtrList.H"
+#include "HashTable.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ namespace Foam
 // Forward declaration of friend functions and operators
 
 class dimensionSet;
+class dimensionSets;
 
 // Friend functions
 
@@ -140,6 +143,64 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+    // Private classes
+
+        class tokeniser
+        {
+            // Private data
+
+                Istream& is_;
+
+                List<token> tokens_;
+
+                label start_;
+
+                label size_;
+
+            // Private Member Functions
+
+                void push(const token&);
+
+                token pop();
+
+                void unpop(const token&);
+
+        public:
+
+            // Constructors
+
+                 tokeniser(Istream&);
+
+            // Member Functions
+
+                Istream& stream()
+                {
+                    return is_;
+                }
+
+                bool hasToken() const;
+
+                token nextToken();
+
+                void putBack(const token&);
+
+                void splitWord(const word&);
+
+                static bool valid(char c);
+
+                static label priority(const token& t);
+
+        };
+
+
+        dimensionedScalar parse
+        (
+            const label lastPrior,
+            tokeniser& tis,
+            const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&
+        ) const;
+
+
     // private data
 
         // dimensionSet stored as an array of dimension exponents
@@ -189,14 +250,56 @@ public:
 
         void reset(const dimensionSet&);
 
-        //- Return a text representation for added readability
-        string asText() const;
+
+    // I/O
+
+        //- Read using provided units. Used only in initial parsing
+        Istream& read
+        (
+            Istream& is,
+            scalar& multiplier,
+            const dictionary&
+        );
+
+        //- Read using provided units
+        Istream& read
+        (
+            Istream& is,
+            scalar& multiplier,
+            const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&
+        );
+
+        //- Read using system units
+        Istream& read
+        (
+            Istream& is,
+            scalar& multiplier
+        );
+
+        //- Write using provided units
+        Ostream& write
+        (
+            Ostream& os,
+            scalar& multiplier,
+            const dimensionSets&
+        ) const;
+
+        //- Write using system units
+        Ostream& write
+        (
+            Ostream& os,
+            scalar& multiplier
+        ) const;
 
 
     // Member operators
 
         scalar operator[](const dimensionType) const;
         scalar& operator[](const dimensionType);
+
+        scalar operator[](const label) const;
+        scalar& operator[](const label);
+
         bool operator==(const dimensionSet&) const;
         bool operator!=(const dimensionSet&) const;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSetIO.C b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSetIO.C
index d27e9f1b99..0281005ce2 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSetIO.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSetIO.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License
 
 #include "dimensionSet.H"
 #include "IOstreams.H"
+#include "dimensionedScalar.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -34,46 +35,670 @@ Foam::dimensionSet::dimensionSet(Istream& is)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IOstream Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::tokeniser(Istream& is)
+:
+    is_(is),
+    tokens_(100),
+    start_(0),
+    size_(0)
+{}
 
-Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, dimensionSet& dset)
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+void Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::push(const token& t)
 {
-    // Read begining of dimensionSet
-    if (token(is) != token::BEGIN_SQR)
+    label end = (start_+size_)%tokens_.size();
+    tokens_[end] = t;
+    if (size_ == tokens_.size())
     {
-        Info<< "expected a " << token::BEGIN_SQR << " in dimensionSet"
-            << endl << "in stream " << is.info() << endl;
+        start_ = tokens_.fcIndex(start_);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        size_++;
+    }
+}
+
+
+Foam::token Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::pop()
+{
+    token t = tokens_[start_];
+    start_ = tokens_.fcIndex(start_);
+    --size_;
+    return t;
+}
+
+
+void Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::unpop(const token& t)
+{
+    ++size_;
+    start_ = tokens_.rcIndex(start_);
+    tokens_[start_] = t;
+}
+
+
+bool Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::hasToken() const
+{
+    return size_ || is_.good();
+}
+
+
+bool Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::valid(char c)
+{
+    return
+    (
+        !isspace(c)
+     && c != '"'   // string quote
+     && c != '\''  // string quote
+     && c != '/'   // div
+     && c != ';'   // end statement
+     && c != '{'   // beg subdict
+     && c != '}'   // end subdict
+     && c != '('   // beg expr
+     && c != ')'   // end expr
+     && c != '['   // beg dim
+     && c != ']'   // end dim
+     && c != '^'   // power
+     && c != '*'   // mult
+    );
+}
+
+
+Foam::label Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::priority(const token& t)
+{
+    if (!t.isPunctuation())
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    else if
+    (
+        t.pToken() == token::MULTIPLY
+     || t.pToken() == token::DIVIDE
+    )
+    {
+        return 2;
+    }
+    else if (t.pToken() == '^')
+    {
+        return 3;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::splitWord(const word& w)
+{
+    size_t start = 0;
+    for (size_t i=0; i<w.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (!valid(w[i]))
+        {
+            if (i > start)
+            {
+                word subWord = w(start, i-start);
+                if (isdigit(subWord[0]) || subWord[0] == token::SUBTRACT)
+                {
+                    push(token(readLabel(IStringStream(subWord)())));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    push(token(subWord));
+                }
+            }
+            if (w[i] != token::SPACE)
+            {
+                if (isdigit(w[i]))
+                {
+                    push(token(readLabel(IStringStream(w[i])())));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    push(token::punctuationToken(w[i]));
+                }
+            }
+            start = i+1;
+        }
+    }
+    if (start < w.size())
+    {
+        word subWord = w(start, w.size()-start);
+        if (isdigit(subWord[0]) || subWord[0] == token::SUBTRACT)
+        {
+            push(token(readLabel(IStringStream(subWord)())));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            push(token(subWord));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+Foam::token Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::nextToken()
+{
+    if (size_ == 0)
+    {
+        token t(is_);
+        if (t.isWord())
+        {
+            splitWord(t.wordToken());
+            return pop();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return t;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return pop();
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Foam::dimensionSet::tokeniser::putBack(const token& t)
+{
+    if (size_ == 0)
+    {
+        push(t);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        unpop(t);
+    }
+}
+
+
+Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::dimensionSet::parse
+(
+    const label lastPrior,
+    tokeniser& tis,
+    const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>& readSet
+) const
+{
+    dimensionedScalar ds("", dimless, 1.0);
+
+    // Get initial token
+    token nextToken(tis.nextToken());
+
+    // Store type of last token read. Used to detect two consecutive
+    // symbols and assume multiplication
+    bool haveReadSymbol = false;
+
+
+    while (true)
+    {
+        if (nextToken.isWord())
+        {
+            const word& unitName = nextToken.wordToken();
+            const dimensionedScalar& unitDim = readSet[unitName];
+            ds.dimensions() *= unitDim.dimensions();
+            ds.value() *= unitDim.value();
+            haveReadSymbol = true;
+        }
+        else if (nextToken.isNumber())
+        {
+            // no dimensions, just value
+            ds.value() *= nextToken.number();
+            haveReadSymbol = true;
+        }
+        else if (nextToken.isPunctuation())
+        {
+            label nextPrior = tokeniser::priority(nextToken);
+
+            if (nextToken.pToken() == token::BEGIN_SQR)
+            {
+                // No idea when this will happen
+                tis.putBack(nextToken);
+                return ds;
+            }
+            else if (nextToken.pToken() == token::END_SQR)
+            {
+                tis.putBack(nextToken);
+                return ds;
+            }
+            else if (nextToken.pToken() == token::BEGIN_LIST)
+            {
+                dimensionedScalar sub(parse(nextPrior, tis, readSet));
+
+                token t = tis.nextToken();
+                if (!t.isPunctuation()  || t.pToken() !=  token::END_LIST)
+                {
+                    FatalIOErrorIn
+                    (
+                        "dimensionSet::parse"
+                        "(const label, tokeniser&"
+                        ", const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&)",
+                        tis.stream()
+                    )   << "Illegal token " << t << exit(FatalIOError);
+                }
+
+                ds.dimensions() *= sub.dimensions();
+                ds.value() *= sub.value();
+
+                haveReadSymbol = true;
+            }
+            else if (nextToken.pToken() == token::END_LIST)
+            {
+                tis.putBack(nextToken);
+                return ds;
+            }
+            else if (nextToken.pToken() == token::MULTIPLY)
+            {
+                if (nextPrior > lastPrior)
+                {
+                    dimensionedScalar sub(parse(nextPrior, tis, readSet));
+
+                    ds.dimensions() *= sub.dimensions();
+                    ds.value() *= sub.value();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Restore token
+                    tis.putBack(nextToken);
+                    return ds;
+                }
+                haveReadSymbol = false;
+            }
+            else if (nextToken.pToken() == token::DIVIDE)
+            {
+                if (nextPrior > lastPrior)
+                {
+                    dimensionedScalar sub(parse(nextPrior, tis, readSet));
+
+                    ds.dimensions() /= sub.dimensions();
+                    ds.value() /= sub.value();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    tis.putBack(nextToken);
+                    return ds;
+                }
+                haveReadSymbol = false;
+            }
+            else if (nextToken.pToken() == '^')
+            {
+                if (nextPrior > lastPrior)
+                {
+                    dimensionedScalar exp(parse(nextPrior, tis, readSet));
+
+                    ds.dimensions().reset(pow(ds.dimensions(), exp.value()));
+                    ds.value() = Foam::pow(ds.value(), exp.value());
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    tis.putBack(nextToken);
+                    return ds;
+                }
+                haveReadSymbol = false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                FatalIOErrorIn
+                (
+                    "dimensionSet::parse"
+                    "(const label, tokeniser&"
+                    ", const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&)",
+                    tis.stream()
+                )   << "Illegal token " << nextToken << exit(FatalIOError);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn
+            (
+                "dimensionSet::parse"
+                "(const label, tokeniser&"
+                ", const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&)",
+                tis.stream()
+            )   << "Illegal token " << nextToken << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+
+
+        if (!tis.hasToken())
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        nextToken = tis.nextToken();
+        if (nextToken.error())
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (haveReadSymbol && (nextToken.isWord() || nextToken.isNumber()))
+        {
+            // Two consecutive symbols. Assume multiplication
+            tis.putBack(nextToken);
+            nextToken = token(token::MULTIPLY);
+        }
     }
 
-    // Read first five dimensions
-    for (int Dimension=0; Dimension<dimensionSet::CURRENT; Dimension++)
+    return ds;
+}
+
+
+Foam::Istream& Foam::dimensionSet::read
+(
+    Istream& is,
+    scalar& multiplier,
+    const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>& readSet
+)
+{
+    multiplier = 1.0;
+
+    // Read begining of dimensionSet
+    token startToken(is);
+
+    if (startToken != token::BEGIN_SQR)
     {
-        is >> dset.exponents_[Dimension];
+        FatalIOErrorIn
+        (
+            "dimensionSet::read"
+            "(Istream&, scalar&, const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&)",
+            is
+        )   << "expected a " << token::BEGIN_SQR << " in dimensionSet"
+            << endl << "in stream " << is.info()
+            << exit(FatalIOError);
     }
 
     // Read next token
     token nextToken(is);
 
-    // If next token is another number
-    // read last two dimensions
-    // and then read another token for the end of the dimensionSet
-    if (nextToken.isNumber())
+    if (!nextToken.isNumber())
     {
-        dset.exponents_[dimensionSet::CURRENT] = nextToken.number();
-        is >> dset.exponents_[dimensionSet::LUMINOUS_INTENSITY];
-        is >> nextToken;
+        is.putBack(nextToken);
+
+        tokeniser tis(is);
+
+        dimensionedScalar ds(parse(0, tis, readSet));
+
+        multiplier = ds.value();
+        for (int i=0; i < dimensionSet::nDimensions; ++i)
+        {
+            exponents_[i] += ds.dimensions()[i];
+        }
     }
     else
     {
-        dset.exponents_[dimensionSet::CURRENT] = 0;
-        dset.exponents_[dimensionSet::LUMINOUS_INTENSITY] = 0;
+        // Read first five dimensions
+        exponents_[dimensionSet::MASS] = nextToken.number();
+        for (int Dimension=1; Dimension<dimensionSet::CURRENT; Dimension++)
+        {
+            is >> exponents_[Dimension];
+        }
+
+        // Read next token
+        token nextToken(is);
+
+        // If next token is another number
+        // read last two dimensions
+        // and then read another token for the end of the dimensionSet
+        if (nextToken.isNumber())
+        {
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::CURRENT] = nextToken.number();
+            is >> nextToken;
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::LUMINOUS_INTENSITY] = nextToken.number();
+            is >> nextToken;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::CURRENT] = 0;
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::LUMINOUS_INTENSITY] = 0;
+        }
+
+        // Check end of dimensionSet
+        if (nextToken != token::END_SQR)
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn
+            (
+                "dimensionSet::read"
+                "(Istream&, scalar&, const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&)",
+                is
+            )   << "expected a " << token::END_SQR << " in dimensionSet "
+                << endl << "in stream " << is.info()
+                << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+    }
+    // Check state of Istream
+    is.check("Istream& operator>>(Istream&, dimensionSet&)");
+
+    return is;
+}
+
+
+Foam::Istream& Foam::dimensionSet::read
+(
+    Istream& is,
+    scalar& multiplier
+)
+{
+    return read(is, multiplier, unitSet());
+}
+
+
+Foam::Istream& Foam::dimensionSet::read
+(
+    Istream& is,
+    scalar& multiplier,
+    const dictionary& readSet
+)
+{
+    multiplier = 1.0;
+
+    // Read begining of dimensionSet
+    token startToken(is);
+
+    if (startToken != token::BEGIN_SQR)
+    {
+        FatalIOErrorIn
+        (
+            "dimensionSet::read"
+            "(Istream&, scalar&, const dictionary&)",
+            is
+        )   << "expected a " << token::BEGIN_SQR << " in dimensionSet"
+            << endl << "in stream " << is.info()
+            << exit(FatalIOError);
     }
 
-    // Check end of dimensionSet
-    if (nextToken != token::END_SQR)
+    // Read next token
+    token nextToken(is);
+
+    if (nextToken.isWord())
     {
-        Info<< "expected a " << token::END_SQR << " in dimensionSet"
-            << endl << "in stream " << is.info() << endl;
+        bool continueParsing = true;
+        do
+        {
+            word symbolPow = nextToken.wordToken();
+            if (symbolPow[symbolPow.size()-1] == token::END_SQR)
+            {
+                symbolPow = symbolPow(0, symbolPow.size()-1);
+                continueParsing = false;
+            }
+
+
+            // Parse unit
+            dimensionSet symbolSet(dimless);
+
+            size_t index = symbolPow.find('^');
+            if (index != string::npos)
+            {
+                word symbol = symbolPow(0, index);
+                word exp = symbolPow(index+1, symbolPow.size()-index+1);
+                scalar exponent = readScalar(IStringStream(exp)());
+
+                dimensionedScalar s;
+                s.read(readSet[symbol], readSet);
+
+                symbolSet.reset(pow(s.dimensions(), exponent));
+                multiplier *= Foam::pow(s.value(), exponent);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                dimensionedScalar s;
+                s.read(readSet[symbolPow], readSet);
+
+                symbolSet.reset(s.dimensions());
+                multiplier *= s.value();
+            }
+
+            // Add dimensions without checking
+            for (int i=0; i < dimensionSet::nDimensions; ++i)
+            {
+                exponents_[i] += symbolSet[i];
+            }
+
+            if (continueParsing)
+            {
+                nextToken = token(is);
+
+                if (!nextToken.isWord() || nextToken == token::END_SQR)
+                {
+                    continueParsing = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        while (continueParsing);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Read first five dimensions
+        exponents_[dimensionSet::MASS] = nextToken.number();
+        for (int Dimension=1; Dimension<dimensionSet::CURRENT; Dimension++)
+        {
+            is >> exponents_[Dimension];
+        }
+
+        // Read next token
+        token nextToken(is);
+
+        // If next token is another number
+        // read last two dimensions
+        // and then read another token for the end of the dimensionSet
+        if (nextToken.isNumber())
+        {
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::CURRENT] = nextToken.number();
+            is >> nextToken;
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::LUMINOUS_INTENSITY] = nextToken.number();
+            is >> nextToken;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::CURRENT] = 0;
+            exponents_[dimensionSet::LUMINOUS_INTENSITY] = 0;
+        }
+
+        // Check end of dimensionSet
+        if (nextToken != token::END_SQR)
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn
+            (
+                "dimensionSet::read"
+                "(Istream&, scalar&, const dictionary&)",
+                is
+            )   << "expected a " << token::END_SQR << " in dimensionSet "
+                << endl << "in stream " << is.info()
+                << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check state of Istream
+    is.check("Istream& operator>>(Istream&, dimensionSet&)");
+
+    return is;
+}
+
+
+Foam::Ostream& Foam::dimensionSet::write
+(
+    Ostream& os,
+    scalar& multiplier,
+    const dimensionSets& writeUnits
+) const
+{
+    multiplier = 1.0;
+
+    os << token::BEGIN_SQR;
+
+    if (writeUnits.valid())
+    {
+        scalarField exponents(dimensionSet::nDimensions);
+        for (int d=0; d<dimensionSet::nDimensions; d++)
+        {
+            exponents[d] = exponents_[d];
+        }
+        writeUnits.coefficients(exponents);
+
+        bool hasPrinted = false;
+        forAll(exponents, i)
+        {
+            if (mag(exponents[i]) > smallExponent)
+            {
+                const dimensionedScalar& ds = writeUnits.units()[i];
+
+                if (hasPrinted)
+                {
+                    os  << token::SPACE;
+                }
+                hasPrinted = true;
+                os  << ds.name();
+                if (mag(exponents[i]-1) > smallExponent)
+                {
+                    os  << '^' << exponents[i];
+
+                    multiplier *= Foam::pow(ds.value(), exponents[i]);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    multiplier *= ds.value();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        for (int d=0; d<dimensionSet::nDimensions-1; d++)
+        {
+            os << exponents_[d] << token::SPACE;
+        }
+        os << exponents_[dimensionSet::nDimensions-1];
+    }
+
+    os  << token::END_SQR;
+
+    // Check state of Ostream
+    os.check("Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const dimensionSet&)");
+
+    return os;
+}
+
+
+Foam::Ostream& Foam::dimensionSet::write
+(
+    Ostream& os,
+    scalar& multiplier
+) const
+{
+    return write(os, multiplier, writeUnitSet());
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IOstream Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, dimensionSet& dset)
+{
+    scalar multiplier;
+    dset.read(is, multiplier);
+
+    if (mag(multiplier-1.0) > dimensionSet::smallExponent)
+    {
+        FatalIOErrorIn("Foam::operator>>(Istream&, dimensionSet&)", is)
+            << "Cannot use scaled units in dimensionSet"
+            << exit(FatalIOError);
     }
 
     // Check state of Istream
@@ -85,13 +710,8 @@ Foam::Istream& Foam::operator>>(Istream& is, dimensionSet& dset)
 
 Foam::Ostream& Foam::operator<<(Ostream& os, const dimensionSet& dset)
 {
-    os << token::BEGIN_SQR;
-
-    for (int Dimension=0; Dimension<dimensionSet::nDimensions-1; Dimension++)
-    {
-        os << dset.exponents_[Dimension] << token::SPACE;
-    }
-    os << dset.exponents_[dimensionSet::nDimensions-1] << token::END_SQR;
+    scalar multiplier;
+    dset.write(os, multiplier);
 
     // Check state of Ostream
     os.check("Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const dimensionSet&)");
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.C b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.C
index bdcd8096b8..474be10181 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -24,34 +24,210 @@ License
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "dimensionSet.H"
+#include "dimensionedScalar.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimless(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+namespace Foam
+{
 
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimMass(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimLength(0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimTime(0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimTemperature(0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimMoles(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimCurrent(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimLuminousIntensity(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimArea(sqr(dimLength));
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimVolume(pow3(dimLength));
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimVol(dimVolume);
+dictionary* dimensionSystemsPtr_(NULL);
 
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimVelocity(dimLength/dimTime);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimAcceleration(dimVelocity/dimTime);
+dictionary& dimensionSystems()
+{
+    return debug::switchSet
+    (
+        "DimensionSets",
+        dimensionSystemsPtr_
+    );
+}
 
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimDensity(dimMass/dimVolume);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimForce(dimMass*dimAcceleration);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimEnergy(dimForce*dimLength);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimPower(dimEnergy/dimTime);
 
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimPressure(dimForce/dimArea);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimGasConstant(dimEnergy/dimMass/dimTemperature);
-const Foam::dimensionSet Foam::dimSpecificHeatCapacity(dimGasConstant);
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Member Data  * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
+autoPtr<HashTable<dimensionedScalar> > unitSetPtr_;
+autoPtr<dimensionSets> writeUnitSetPtr_;
+
+
+const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>& unitSet()
+{
+    if (!unitSetPtr_.valid())
+    {
+        const dictionary& dict = dimensionSystems();
+
+        if (!dict.found("unitSet"))
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn("unitSet()", dict)
+                << "Cannot find unitSet in dictionary " << dict.name()
+                << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+
+        const word unitSetCoeffs(word(dict.lookup("unitSet")) + "Coeffs");
+
+        if (!dict.found(unitSetCoeffs))
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn("unitSet()", dict)
+                << "Cannot find " << unitSetCoeffs << " in dictionary "
+                << dict.name() << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+
+        const dictionary& unitDict = dict.subDict(unitSetCoeffs);
+
+        unitSetPtr_.reset
+        (
+            new HashTable<dimensionedScalar>(unitDict.size())
+        );
+
+        forAllConstIter(dictionary, unitDict, iter)
+        {
+            if (iter().keyword() != "writeUnits")
+            {
+                dimensionedScalar dt;
+                dt.read(iter().stream(), unitDict);
+                bool ok = unitSetPtr_->insert(iter().keyword(), dt);
+                if (!ok)
+                {
+                    FatalIOErrorIn("unitSet()", dict)
+                        << "Duplicate unit " << iter().keyword()
+                        << " in DimensionSets dictionary"
+                        << exit(FatalIOError);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        wordList writeUnitNames
+        (
+            unitDict.lookupOrDefault<wordList>
+            (
+                "writeUnits",
+                wordList(0)
+            )
+        );
+
+        writeUnitSetPtr_.reset
+        (
+            new dimensionSets
+            (
+                unitSetPtr_(),
+                writeUnitNames
+            )
+        );
+
+        if (writeUnitNames.size() != 0 && writeUnitNames.size() != 7)
+        {
+            FatalIOErrorIn("unitSet()", dict)
+                << "Cannot find entry \"writeUnits\" in " << unitDict.name()
+                << " or it is not a wordList of size 7"
+                << exit(FatalIOError);
+        }
+    }
+    return unitSetPtr_();
+}
+
+
+const dimensionSets& writeUnitSet()
+{
+    if (!writeUnitSetPtr_.valid())
+    {
+        (void)unitSet();
+    }
+    return writeUnitSetPtr_();
+}
+
+
+const dimensionSet dimless(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+const dimensionSet dimMass(1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+const dimensionSet dimLength(0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+const dimensionSet dimTime(0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+const dimensionSet dimTemperature(0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+const dimensionSet dimMoles(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
+const dimensionSet dimCurrent(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0);
+const dimensionSet dimLuminousIntensity(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+
+const dimensionSet dimArea(sqr(dimLength));
+const dimensionSet dimVolume(pow3(dimLength));
+const dimensionSet dimVol(dimVolume);
+
+const dimensionSet dimVelocity(dimLength/dimTime);
+const dimensionSet dimAcceleration(dimVelocity/dimTime);
+
+const dimensionSet dimDensity(dimMass/dimVolume);
+const dimensionSet dimForce(dimMass*dimAcceleration);
+const dimensionSet dimEnergy(dimForce*dimLength);
+const dimensionSet dimPower(dimEnergy/dimTime);
+
+const dimensionSet dimPressure(dimForce/dimArea);
+const dimensionSet dimGasConstant(dimEnergy/dimMass/dimTemperature);
+const dimensionSet dimSpecificHeatCapacity(dimGasConstant);
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::dimensionSets::dimensionSets
+(
+    const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>& units,
+    const wordList& unitNames
+)
+:
+    units_(unitNames.size()),
+    conversion_(unitNames.size()),
+    conversionPivots_(unitNames.size()),
+    valid_(false)
+{
+    forAll(unitNames, i)
+    {
+        units_.set
+        (
+            i,
+            new dimensionedScalar
+            (
+                units[unitNames[i]]
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (unitNames.size() == 7)
+    {
+        valid_ = true;
+
+        // Determine conversion from basic units to write units
+        for (label rowI = 0; rowI < conversion_.n(); rowI++)
+        {
+            scalar* row = conversion_[rowI];
+
+            for (label columnI = 0; columnI < conversion_.m(); columnI++)
+            {
+                const dimensionedScalar& dSet = units_[columnI];
+                row[columnI] = dSet.dimensions()[rowI];
+            }
+        }
+        conversionPivots_.setSize(conversion_.n());
+        LUDecompose(conversion_, conversionPivots_);
+
+        //- possibly some optimisation here to detect identity matri
+        //if
+        //(
+        //    conversionPivots_ == identity(conversionPivots_.size())
+        // && conversion_ == I)
+        //)
+        //{
+        //    identity_ = true;
+        //}
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Foam::dimensionSets::coefficients(scalarField& exponents) const
+{
+    LUBacksubstitute(conversion_, conversionPivots_, exponents);
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+} // End namespace Foam
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.H b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.H
index 7d8dba56ef..bcd6a5edae 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionSet/dimensionSets.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ SourceFiles
 #ifndef dimensionSets_H
 #define dimensionSets_H
 
+#include "scalarMatrices.H"
+#include "dimensionedScalarFwd.H"
+#include "PtrList.H"
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 namespace Foam
@@ -69,6 +73,65 @@ extern const dimensionSet dimGasConstant;
 extern const dimensionSet dimSpecificHeatCapacity;
 
 
+
+class dimensionSets
+{
+    // Private data
+
+        //- Set of dimensions
+        PtrList<dimensionedScalar> units_;
+
+        //- LU decomposition of dimensions
+        scalarSquareMatrix conversion_;
+
+        //- See above
+        labelList conversionPivots_;
+
+        //- Is LU decomposition valid
+        bool valid_;
+
+public:
+
+    // Constructors
+
+        //- Construct from all units and set of units to use for inversion
+        //  (writing)
+        dimensionSets
+        (
+            const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&,
+            const wordList& unitNames
+        );
+
+    // Member functions
+
+        //- Return the units
+        const PtrList<dimensionedScalar>& units() const
+        {
+            return units_;
+        }
+
+        //- Is there a valid inverse of the selected unit
+        bool valid() const
+        {
+            return valid_;
+        }
+
+        //- (if valid) obtain set of coefficients of unitNames
+        void coefficients(scalarField&) const;
+
+};
+
+
+//- Top level dictionary
+dictionary& dimensionSystems();
+
+//- Set of all dimensions
+const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>& unitSet();
+
+//- Set of units
+const dimensionSets& writeUnitSet();
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 } // End namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C
index 4e96c3012a..73fea9fdd2 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ dimensioned<Type>::dimensioned
     Istream& is
 )
 :
-    name_(is),
-    dimensions_(is),
-    value_(pTraits<Type>(is))
-{}
+    dimensions_(dimless)
+{
+    read(is);
+}
 
 
 template <class Type>
@@ -111,9 +111,13 @@ dimensioned<Type>::dimensioned
 )
 :
     name_(name),
-    dimensions_(is),
-    value_(pTraits<Type>(is))
-{}
+    dimensions_(dimless)
+{
+    scalar multiplier;
+    dimensions_.read(is, multiplier);
+    is >> value_;
+    value_ *= multiplier;
+}
 
 
 template <class Type>
@@ -141,24 +145,29 @@ dimensioned<Type>::dimensioned
     }
 
     // If the dimensions are provided compare with the argument
+    scalar multiplier = 1.0;
+
     if (nextToken == token::BEGIN_SQR)
     {
-        dimensionSet dims(is);
+        dimensionSet dims(dimless);
+        dims.read(is, multiplier);
 
         if (dims != dimensions_)
         {
-            FatalErrorIn
+            FatalIOErrorIn
             (
                 "dimensioned<Type>::dimensioned"
-                "(const word&, const dimensionSet&, Istream&)"
+                "(const word&, const dimensionSet&, Istream&)",
+                is
             ) << "The dimensions " << dims
               << " provided do not match the required dimensions "
               << dimensions_
-              << abort(FatalError);
+              << abort(FatalIOError);
         }
     }
 
     is >> value_;
+    value_ *= multiplier;
 }
 
 
@@ -247,6 +256,83 @@ bool dimensioned<Type>::readIfPresent(const dictionary& dict)
 }
 
 
+template <class Type>
+Foam::Istream& dimensioned<Type>::read(Istream& is, const dictionary& readSet)
+{
+    // Read name
+    is >> name_;
+
+    // Read dimensionSet + multiplier
+    scalar mult;
+    dimensions_.read(is, mult, readSet);
+
+    // Read value
+    is >> value_;
+    value_ *= mult;
+
+    // Check state of Istream
+    is.check
+    (
+        "Istream& dimensioned<Type>::read(Istream& is, const dictionary&)"
+    );
+
+    return is;
+}
+
+
+template <class Type>
+Foam::Istream& dimensioned<Type>::read
+(
+    Istream& is,
+    const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>& readSet
+)
+{
+    // Read name
+    is >> name_;
+
+    // Read dimensionSet + multiplier
+    scalar mult;
+    dimensions_.read(is, mult, readSet);
+
+    // Read value
+    is >> value_;
+    value_ *= mult;
+
+    // Check state of Istream
+    is.check
+    (
+        "Istream& dimensioned<Type>::read"
+        "(Istream& is, const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&)"
+    );
+
+    return is;
+}
+
+
+template <class Type>
+Foam::Istream& dimensioned<Type>::read(Istream& is)
+{
+    // Read name
+    is >> name_;
+
+    // Read dimensionSet + multiplier
+    scalar mult;
+    dimensions_.read(is, mult);
+
+    // Read value
+    is >> value_;
+    value_ *= mult;
+
+    // Check state of Istream
+    is.check
+    (
+        "Istream& dimensioned<Type>::read(Istream& is)"
+    );
+
+    return is;
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template <class Type>
@@ -414,13 +500,15 @@ Istream& operator>>(Istream& is, dimensioned<Type>& dt)
     }
 
     // If the dimensions are provided reset the dimensions to those read
+    scalar multiplier = 1.0;
     if (nextToken == token::BEGIN_SQR)
     {
-        is >> dt.dimensions_;
+        dt.dimensions_.read(is, multiplier);
     }
 
     // Read the value
     is >> dt.value_;
+    dt.value_ *= multiplier;
 
     // Check state of Istream
     is.check("Istream& operator>>(Istream&, dimensioned<Type>&)");
@@ -432,10 +520,17 @@ Istream& operator>>(Istream& is, dimensioned<Type>& dt)
 template <class Type>
 Ostream& operator<<(Ostream& os, const dimensioned<Type>& dt)
 {
-    // do a stream write op for a dimensions()et
-    os  << dt.name() << token::SPACE
-        << dt.dimensions() << token::SPACE
-        << dt.value();
+    // Write the name
+    os << dt.name() << token::SPACE;
+
+    // Write the dimensions
+    scalar mult;
+    dt.dimensions().write(os, mult);
+
+    os << token::SPACE;
+
+    // Write the value
+    os << dt.value()/mult;
 
     // Check state of Ostream
     os.check("Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const dimensioned<Type>&)");
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H
index 3cb8e0222a..8f5108df0b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -163,6 +163,17 @@ public:
         bool readIfPresent(const dictionary&);
 
 
+    // I/O
+
+        //- Read using provided units. Only used during startup.
+        Istream& read(Istream& is, const dictionary&);
+
+        //- Read using provided units
+        Istream& read(Istream& is, const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&);
+
+        //- Read using system units
+        Istream& read(Istream& is);
+
     // Member operators
 
         //- Return a component as a dimensioned<cmptType>
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.C
index 2879e28f10..1fd8eac973 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.C
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ Foam::UniformDimensionedField<Type>::UniformDimensionedField
     )
     {
         dictionary dict(readStream(typeName));
-        this->dimensions().reset(dict.lookup("dimensions"));
+        scalar multiplier;
+        this->dimensions().read(dict.lookup("dimensions"), multiplier);
         dict.lookup("value") >> this->value();
+        this->value() *= multiplier;
     }
 }
 
@@ -75,8 +77,10 @@ Foam::UniformDimensionedField<Type>::UniformDimensionedField
     dimensioned<Type>(regIOobject::name(), dimless, pTraits<Type>::zero)
 {
     dictionary dict(readStream(typeName));
-    this->dimensions().reset(dict.lookup("dimensions"));
+    scalar multiplier;
+    this->dimensions().read(dict.lookup("dimensions"), multiplier);
     dict.lookup("value") >> this->value();
+    this->value() *= multiplier;
 }
 
 
@@ -92,9 +96,11 @@ Foam::UniformDimensionedField<Type>::~UniformDimensionedField()
 template<class Type>
 bool Foam::UniformDimensionedField<Type>::writeData(Ostream& os) const
 {
-    os.writeKeyword("dimensions") << this->dimensions() << token::END_STATEMENT
+    scalar multiplier;
+    os.writeKeyword("dimensions");
+    this->dimensions().write(os, multiplier) << token::END_STATEMENT
         << nl;
-    os.writeKeyword("value") << this->value() << token::END_STATEMENT
+    os.writeKeyword("value") << this->value()/multiplier << token::END_STATEMENT
         << nl << nl;
 
     return (os.good());