diff --git a/src/conversion/ensight/output/ensightOutputVolFieldTemplates.C b/src/conversion/ensight/output/ensightOutputVolFieldTemplates.C
index 2294cf25ad..de1238cf54 100644
--- a/src/conversion/ensight/output/ensightOutputVolFieldTemplates.C
+++ b/src/conversion/ensight/output/ensightOutputVolFieldTemplates.C
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ bool Foam::ensightOutput::Serial::writeVolField
     ensightFile& os
 )
 {
+    constexpr bool parallel = false; // serial
+
     const label patchi = part.patchIndex();
 
     if (patchi >= 0 && patchi < vf.boundaryField().size())
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ bool Foam::ensightOutput::Serial::writeVolField
             vf.boundaryField()[patchi],
             part,
             os,
-            false // serial
+            parallel
         );
     }
 
@@ -345,12 +347,14 @@ bool Foam::ensightOutput::Serial::writeVolField
     ensightFile& os
 )
 {
+    constexpr bool parallel = false; // serial
+
     return ensightOutput::Detail::writeCellField
     (
         vf.internalField(),
         part,
         os,
-        false // serial
+        parallel
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPart.H b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPart.H
index 3277c2c03b..2b9d3f9d3b 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPart.H
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPart.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ SourceFiles
 namespace Foam
 {
 
-// Forward declarations
-class ensightPart;
-
-ensightGeoFile& operator<<(ensightGeoFile&, const ensightPart&);
-
-
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                          Class ensightPart Declaration
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct with description
-        ensightPart(const string& description);
+        explicit ensightPart(const string& description);
 
 
     //- Destructor
@@ -139,7 +133,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         //- Change the part name or description
-        void name(string value)
+        void rename(string value)
         {
             name_ = std::move(value);
         }
@@ -147,31 +141,36 @@ public:
 
     // Output
 
-        //- Write geometry
-        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile&) const = 0;
-
-        //- Helper: write geometry with given pointField
-        virtual void write
-        (
-            ensightGeoFile&,
-            const pointField&
-        ) const = 0;
-
-
         //- Write summary information about the object
-        virtual void writeSummary(Ostream&) const = 0;
+        virtual void writeSummary(Ostream& os) const = 0;
 
         //- Print various types of debugging information
-        virtual void dumpInfo(Ostream&) const = 0;
-
-
-    // IOstream Operators
+        virtual void dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const = 0;
 
         //- Write geometry
-        friend ensightGeoFile& operator<<(ensightGeoFile&, const ensightPart&);
+        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os) const = 0;
 
+        //- Helper: write geometry with given pointField
+        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os, const pointField&) const = 0;
+
+
+    // Housekeeping
+
+        //- Deprecated(2019-12) - use rename() method
+        //  \deprecated(2019-12) - use rename() method
+        void FOAM_DEPRECATED_FOR(2019-12, "rename() method")
+        name(string value)
+        {
+            name_ = std::move(value);
+        }
 };
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+
+//- IOstream Operator to write geometry
+ensightGeoFile& operator<<(ensightGeoFile& os, const ensightPart& part);
+
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C
index ba7c30439c..8a206be91f 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.C
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ Foam::ensightPart::localPoints Foam::ensightPartCells::calcLocalPoints() const
 Foam::ensightPartCells::ensightPartCells
 (
     label partIndex,
-    const polyMesh& mesh
+    const polyMesh& mesh,
+    const string& partName
 )
 :
     ensightCells(partIndex),
-    ensightPart("cells"),
+    ensightPart(partName),
     mesh_(mesh)
 {
     classify(mesh);
@@ -100,11 +101,12 @@ Foam::ensightPartCells::ensightPartCells
 (
     label partIndex,
     const polyMesh& mesh,
-    const labelUList& cellIds
+    const labelUList& cellIds,
+    const string& partName
 )
 :
     ensightCells(partIndex),
-    ensightPart("cells"),
+    ensightPart(partName),
     mesh_(mesh)
 {
     classify(mesh, cellIds);
@@ -115,13 +117,15 @@ Foam::ensightPartCells::ensightPartCells
 (
     label partIndex,
     const polyMesh& mesh,
-    const cellZone& zn
+    const bitSet& selection,
+    const string& partName
 )
 :
-    ensightPartCells(partIndex, mesh, static_cast<const labelList&>(zn))
+    ensightCells(partIndex),
+    ensightPart(partName),
+    mesh_(mesh)
 {
-    // Rename according to the zone name
-    name(zn.name());
+    classify(mesh, selection);
 }
 
 
@@ -129,14 +133,22 @@ Foam::ensightPartCells::ensightPartCells
 (
     label partIndex,
     const polyMesh& mesh,
-    const bitSet& selection
+    const cellZone& zn,
+    const string& partName
 )
 :
-    ensightCells(partIndex),
-    ensightPart("cells"),
-    mesh_(mesh)
+    ensightPartCells
+    (
+        partIndex,
+        mesh,
+        static_cast<const labelList&>(zn),
+        zn.name()
+    )
 {
-    classify(mesh, selection);
+    if (!partName.empty())
+    {
+        rename(partName);
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -322,14 +334,7 @@ void Foam::ensightPartCells::dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const
 
         os.writeKeyword(ensightCells::key(what));
 
-        // DIY flat output
-        os << addr.size() << '(';
-        forAll(addr, i)
-        {
-            if (i) os << ' ';
-            os << addr[i];
-        }
-        os << ')' << endEntry;
+        addr.writeList(os, 0) << endEntry;  // Flat output
     }
 
     os.endBlock();
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.H b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.H
index c99602bbe8..b0ddad0d4d 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.H
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartCells.H
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ensightPartCells
 {
     // Private Data
 
-        //- Mesh referenced
+        //- The referenced mesh
         const polyMesh& mesh_;
 
 
@@ -89,37 +89,46 @@ public:
     //- Runtime type information
     TypeName("ensightCells");
 
+
     // Constructors
 
-        //- Construct from polyMesh without zones
-        ensightPartCells
-        (
-            label partIndex,
-            const polyMesh& mesh
-        );
-
-        //- Construct a "cells" part from polyMesh and list of cells
+        //- Construct from entire polyMesh without zones.
+        //- Part receives the specified name (default: "cells").
         ensightPartCells
         (
             label partIndex,
             const polyMesh& mesh,
-            const labelUList& cellIds
+            const string& partName = "cells"
         );
 
-        //- Construct from polyMesh and cellZone with name of the zone.
+        //- Construct a part from polyMesh and list of cells.
+        //- Part receives the specified name (default: "cells").
         ensightPartCells
         (
             label partIndex,
             const polyMesh& mesh,
-            const cellZone& zn
+            const labelUList& cellIds,
+            const string& partName = "cells"
         );
 
-        //- Construct a "cells" part from polyMesh and selection of cells
+        //- Construct a part from polyMesh and selection of cells.
+        //- Part receives the specified name (default: "cells").
         ensightPartCells
         (
             label partIndex,
             const polyMesh& mesh,
-            const bitSet& selection
+            const bitSet& selection,
+            const string& partName = "cells"
+        );
+
+        //- Construct from polyMesh and cellZone.
+        //- Part receives the name of the zone unless otherwise specified.
+        ensightPartCells
+        (
+            label partIndex,
+            const polyMesh& mesh,
+            const cellZone& zn,
+            const string& partName = ""
         );
 
 
@@ -146,19 +155,17 @@ public:
 
     // Output
 
-        //- Write geometry
-        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os) const;
-
-        //- Helper: write geometry given the pointField
-        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os, const pointField& points) const;
-
-
         //- Write summary information about the object
         virtual void writeSummary(Ostream& os) const;
 
         //- Print various types of debugging information
         virtual void dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const;
 
+        //- Write geometry
+        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os) const;
+
+        //- Helper: write geometry with given pointField
+        virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os, const pointField& points) const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.C b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.C
index 4e005173a8..6e9d2747c4 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.C
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.C
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Foam
     defineTypeNameAndDebug(ensightPartFaces, 0);
 }
 
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::ensightPart::localPoints Foam::ensightPartFaces::calcLocalPoints() const
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ Foam::ensightPartFaces::ensightPartFaces
 (
     label partIndex,
     const polyMesh& mesh,
-    const polyPatch& patch
+    const polyPatch& patch,
+    const string& partName
 )
 :
     ensightFaces(partIndex),
@@ -124,11 +126,27 @@ Foam::ensightPartFaces::ensightPartFaces
     points_(mesh.points()),
     contiguousPoints_(false)
 {
+    if (!partName.empty())
+    {
+        rename(partName);
+    }
+
     // Classify the face shapes
     classify(patch);
 }
 
 
+Foam::ensightPartFaces::ensightPartFaces
+(
+    label partIndex,
+    const polyPatch& patch,
+    const string& partName
+)
+:
+    ensightPartFaces(partIndex, patch.boundaryMesh().mesh(), patch, partName)
+{}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 void Foam::ensightPartFaces::writeConnectivity
@@ -274,14 +292,7 @@ void Foam::ensightPartFaces::dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const
 
         os.writeKeyword(ensightFaces::key(what));
 
-        // DIY flat output
-        os << addr.size() << '(';
-        forAll(addr, i)
-        {
-            if (i) os << ' ';
-            os << addr[i];
-        }
-        os << ')' << endEntry;
+        addr.writeList(os, 0) << endEntry;  // Flat output
     }
 
     os.endBlock();
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.H b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.H
index 868cea25b4..08fb6af73b 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.H
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightPartFaces.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ class ensightPartFaces
         //- Patch index
         const label patchIndex_;
 
-        //- Faces referenced
+        //- The referenced faces
         const faceList& faces_;
 
-        //- pointField referenced
+        //- The referenced pointField
         const pointField& points_;
 
         //- Can skip local point renumbering when points are contiguous
@@ -127,11 +127,22 @@ public:
         );
 
         //- Construct from polyMesh and polyPatch
+        //- Part receives the name of the patch unless otherwise specified.
         ensightPartFaces
         (
             label partIndex,
             const polyMesh& mesh,
-            const polyPatch& patch
+            const polyPatch& patch,
+            const string& partName = ""
+        );
+
+        //- Construct from polyPatch
+        //- Part receives the name of the patch unless otherwise specified.
+        ensightPartFaces
+        (
+            label partIndex,
+            const polyPatch& patch,
+            const string& partName = ""
         );
 
 
@@ -169,15 +180,14 @@ public:
         //- Write summary information about the object
         virtual void writeSummary(Ostream& os) const;
 
+        //- Print various types of debugging information
+        virtual void dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const;
+
         //- Write geometry
         virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os) const;
 
         //- Helper: write geometry given the pointField
         virtual void write(ensightGeoFile& os, const pointField& points) const;
-
-
-        //- Print various types of debugging information
-        virtual void dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.C b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.C
index 9c3486a609..70baac4647 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.C
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.C
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ License
 
 #include "ensightParts.H"
 #include "bitSet.H"
+#include "emptyPolyPatch.H"
 #include "processorPolyPatch.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -51,44 +52,48 @@ void Foam::ensightParts::recalculate(const polyMesh& mesh)
     // Track which cells are in a zone or not
     bitSet selection(mesh.nCells());
 
-    // Do cell zones
+    // Do all cell zones
     for (const cellZone& zn : mesh.cellZones())
     {
-        if (zn.size())
+        if (returnReduce(!zn.empty(), orOp<bool>()))
         {
             selection.set(zn);
             this->append(new ensightPartCells(nPart++, mesh, zn));
         }
     }
 
-    if (selection.none())
+    if (!nPart)
     {
-        // No zones at all? - do entire mesh
-        this->append(new ensightPartCells(nPart++, mesh));
+        // No zones at all? - do entire mesh. Name as per ensightMesh
+        this->append(new ensightPartCells(nPart++, mesh, "internalMesh"));
     }
     else
     {
         // Flip from zoned to unzoned
         selection.flip();
 
-        if (selection.any())
+        if (returnReduce(selection.any(), orOp<bool>()))
         {
-            this->append(new ensightPartCells(nPart++, mesh, selection));
+            this->append
+            (
+                new ensightPartCells(nPart++, mesh, selection, "__internal__")
+            );
         }
     }
 
 
     // Do boundaries, skipping empty and processor patches
-    for (const polyPatch& patch : mesh.boundaryMesh())
+    for (const polyPatch& p : mesh.boundaryMesh())
     {
-        if (isA<processorPolyPatch>(patch))
+        if (isA<processorPolyPatch>(p))
         {
             // No processor patches
             break;
         }
-        if (patch.size())
+
+        if (returnReduce(!p.empty(), orOp<bool>()))
         {
-            this->append(new ensightPartFaces(nPart++, mesh, patch));
+            this->append(new ensightPartFaces(nPart++, mesh, p));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.H b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.H
index 5b08547ce4..6ee3b3b1f1 100644
--- a/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.H
+++ b/src/fileFormats/ensight/part/ensightParts.H
@@ -83,15 +83,14 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
-        //- Clear old information and construct anew from polyMesh
-        void recalculate(const polyMesh& mesh);
-
         //- Number of parts
         using StorageType::size;
 
+        //- Clear old information and construct anew from polyMesh
+        void recalculate(const polyMesh& mesh);
 
-        //- Write the geometry
-        void write(ensightGeoFile& os) const;
+
+    // Output
 
         //- Write summary information about the objects
         void writeSummary(Ostream& os) const;
@@ -99,6 +98,14 @@ public:
         //- Print various types of debugging information
         void dumpInfo(Ostream& os) const;
 
+        //- Write the geometry to file
+        void write(autoPtr<ensightGeoFile>& os) const
+        {
+            write(os.ref());
+        }
+
+        //- Write the geometry to file
+        void write(ensightGeoFile& os) const;
 };