diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index a8e8994810..3dc5be6305 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ OK - grep for size()/2
     OK - DNS/dnsFoam/boxTurb16
     OK - channelFoam/channel395
     slight differences due to divergence. combustion/XiFoam/les/pitzDaily3D
-    combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D
+    OK - no cyclics. combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D
     discreteMethods/dsmcFoam/freeSpacePeriodic
     discreteMethods/dsmcFoam/wedge15Ma5
     discreteMethods/molecularDynamics/mdEquilibrationFoam/periodicCubeArgon
-    incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma
-    incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions
+    OK - incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma
+    OK - incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions
     incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctionsProfile
     incompressible/channelFoam/channel395
     incompressible/pimpleFoam/t-junction-with-fan
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/polyMesh/boundary
index ce658ffe25..ec0f8f9092 100644
--- a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire2D/constant/polyMesh/boundary
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -15,37 +15,31 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-5
+4
 (
     base
     {
         type            patch;
-        nFaces          134;
+        nFaces          150;
         startFace       44700;
     }
     outlet
     {
         type            patch;
         nFaces          150;
-        startFace       44834;
+        startFace       44850;
     }
     sides
     {
         type            patch;
         nFaces          300;
-        startFace       44984;
+        startFace       45000;
     }
     frontAndBack
     {
         type            empty;
         nFaces          45000;
-        startFace       45284;
-    }
-    inlet
-    {
-        type            patch;
-        nFaces          16;
-        startFace       90284;
+        startFace       45300;
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/R b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/R
index 2f43ccf83a..4c521594c6 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/R
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/R
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,37 +10,40 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volSymmTensorField;
+    location    "0";
     object      R;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 ];
 
-internalField   uniform (0 0 0 0 0 0);
+internalField   uniform ( 0 0 0 0 0 0 );
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
-        value           uniform (0 0 0 0 0 0);
+        value           uniform ( 0 0 0 0 0 0 );
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
-        value           uniform (0 0 0 0 0 0);
+        value           uniform ( 0 0 0 0 0 0 );
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/U b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/U
index ff0c48d23a..c9e313803e 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/U
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/U
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,37 +10,40 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volVectorField;
+    location    "0";
     object      U;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 1 -1 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 ];
 
-internalField   uniform (10 0 0);
+internalField   uniform ( 10 0 0 );
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
-        value           uniform (0 0 0);
+        value           uniform ( 0 0 0 );
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
-        value           uniform (0 0 0);
+        value           uniform ( 0 0 0 );
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/epsilon b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/epsilon
index 185f277464..52126ce754 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/epsilon
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/epsilon
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,37 +10,40 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volScalarField;
+    location    "0";
     object      epsilon;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -3 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 10;
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 1e-08;
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 1e-08;
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/k b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/k
index 31c8069807..c0be82cd30 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/k
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/k
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,37 +10,40 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volScalarField;
+    location    "0";
     object      k;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 1;
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 1e-10;
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 1e-10;
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nu.xy b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nu.xy
index 2494e52d0c..a2d65783b7 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nu.xy
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nu.xy
@@ -1,80 +1,80 @@
--0.0499719      1e-05
--0.0499122      1e-05
- -0.049845      1e-05
--0.0497694      1e-05
--0.0496843      1e-05
--0.0495885      1e-05
--0.0494808      1e-05
--0.0493595      1e-05
--0.0492231      1e-05
--0.0490695      1e-05
--0.0488967      1e-05
--0.0487022      1e-05
--0.0484834      1e-05
--0.0482371      1e-05
-  -0.04796      1e-05
--0.0476481      1e-05
--0.0472971      1e-05
--0.0469021      1e-05
--0.0464577      1e-05
--0.0459575      1e-05
--0.0453947      1e-05
--0.0447613      1e-05
--0.0440485      1e-05
--0.0432464      1e-05
--0.0423437      1e-05
--0.0413279      1e-05
--0.0401848      1e-05
--0.0388984      1e-05
--0.0374508      1e-05
--0.0358218      1e-05
--0.0339885      1e-05
--0.0319255      1e-05
- -0.029604      1e-05
--0.0269914      1e-05
--0.0240515      1e-05
- -0.020743      1e-05
--0.0170199      1e-05
--0.0128301      1e-05
--0.00811521      1e-05
--0.00280937      1e-05
-0.00280937      1e-05
-0.00811521      1e-05
- 0.0128301      1e-05
- 0.0170199      1e-05
-  0.020743      1e-05
- 0.0240515      1e-05
- 0.0269914      1e-05
-  0.029604      1e-05
- 0.0319255      1e-05
- 0.0339885      1e-05
- 0.0358218      1e-05
- 0.0374508      1e-05
- 0.0388984      1e-05
- 0.0401848      1e-05
- 0.0413279      1e-05
- 0.0423437      1e-05
- 0.0432464      1e-05
- 0.0440485      1e-05
- 0.0447613      1e-05
- 0.0453947      1e-05
- 0.0459575      1e-05
- 0.0464577      1e-05
- 0.0469021      1e-05
- 0.0472971      1e-05
- 0.0476481      1e-05
-   0.04796      1e-05
- 0.0482371      1e-05
- 0.0484834      1e-05
- 0.0487022      1e-05
- 0.0488967      1e-05
- 0.0490695      1e-05
- 0.0492231      1e-05
- 0.0493595      1e-05
- 0.0494808      1e-05
- 0.0495885      1e-05
- 0.0496843      1e-05
- 0.0497694      1e-05
-  0.049845      1e-05
- 0.0499122      1e-05
- 0.0499719      1e-05
+2.80937e-05      1e-05
+8.78022e-05      1e-05
+0.000154994      1e-05
+0.000230608      1e-05
+0.000315699      1e-05
+0.000411455      1e-05
+0.000519212      1e-05
+0.000640475      1e-05
+0.000776937      1e-05
+0.000930502      1e-05
+0.00110331      1e-05
+0.00129779      1e-05
+0.00151663      1e-05
+0.00176291      1e-05
+0.00204005      1e-05
+0.00235193      1e-05
+ 0.0027029      1e-05
+0.00309785      1e-05
+0.00354231      1e-05
+0.00404248      1e-05
+0.00460533      1e-05
+0.00523873      1e-05
+0.00595151      1e-05
+0.00675364      1e-05
+ 0.0076563      1e-05
+0.00867209      1e-05
+ 0.0098152      1e-05
+ 0.0111016      1e-05
+ 0.0125492      1e-05
+ 0.0141782      1e-05
+ 0.0160115      1e-05
+ 0.0180745      1e-05
+  0.020396      1e-05
+ 0.0230086      1e-05
+ 0.0259485      1e-05
+  0.029257      1e-05
+ 0.0329801      1e-05
+ 0.0371699      1e-05
+ 0.0418848      1e-05
+ 0.0471906      1e-05
+ 0.0528094      1e-05
+ 0.0581152      1e-05
+ 0.0628301      1e-05
+ 0.0670199      1e-05
+  0.070743      1e-05
+ 0.0740515      1e-05
+ 0.0769914      1e-05
+  0.079604      1e-05
+ 0.0819255      1e-05
+ 0.0839885      1e-05
+ 0.0858218      1e-05
+ 0.0874508      1e-05
+ 0.0888984      1e-05
+ 0.0901848      1e-05
+ 0.0913279      1e-05
+ 0.0923437      1e-05
+ 0.0932464      1e-05
+ 0.0940485      1e-05
+ 0.0947613      1e-05
+ 0.0953947      1e-05
+ 0.0959575      1e-05
+ 0.0964577      1e-05
+ 0.0969021      1e-05
+ 0.0972971      1e-05
+ 0.0976481      1e-05
+   0.09796      1e-05
+ 0.0982371      1e-05
+ 0.0984834      1e-05
+ 0.0987022      1e-05
+ 0.0988967      1e-05
+ 0.0990695      1e-05
+ 0.0992231      1e-05
+ 0.0993595      1e-05
+ 0.0994808      1e-05
+ 0.0995885      1e-05
+ 0.0996843      1e-05
+ 0.0997694      1e-05
+  0.099845      1e-05
+ 0.0999122      1e-05
+ 0.0999719      1e-05
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nuTilda b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nuTilda
index 5a3e879d5f..a9534f20fb 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nuTilda
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/0/nuTilda
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,37 +10,40 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volScalarField;
+    location    "0";
     object      nuTilda;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -1 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 0;
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 0;
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 0;
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/constant/polyMesh/boundary
index 9948385f12..0c4f64d3e0 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryLaunderSharma/constant/polyMesh/boundary
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-4
+5
 (
     lowerWall
     {
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ FoamFile
         nFaces          1;
         startFace       80;
     }
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
-        nFaces          160;
+        nFaces          80;
         startFace       81;
-        featureCos      0.9;
+        neighbourPatch  frontBack_half1;
+    }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+        nFaces          80;
+        startFace       161;
+        neighbourPatch  frontBack_half0;
     }
     defaultFaces
     {
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/R b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/R
index 54eeab58dd..1c5c522387 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/R
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/R
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,35 +10,38 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volSymmTensorField;
+    location    "0";
     object      R;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 ];
 
-internalField   uniform (0 0 0 0 0 0);
+internalField   uniform ( 0 0 0 0 0 0 );
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            zeroGradient;
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            zeroGradient;
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/U b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/U
index 00140fa504..cc15bf6bfe 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/U
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/U
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,37 +10,40 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volVectorField;
+    location    "0";
     object      U;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 1 -1 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0 ];
 
-internalField   uniform (0 0 0);
+internalField   uniform ( 0 0 0 );
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
-        value           uniform (0 0 0);
+        value           uniform ( 0 0 0 );
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            fixedValue;
-        value           uniform (0 0 0);
+        value           uniform ( 0 0 0 );
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/epsilon b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/epsilon
index 5b6d7f698f..37c5fc7837 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/epsilon
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/epsilon
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -3 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 1e-08;
 
@@ -31,15 +31,18 @@ boundaryField
         type            epsilonWallFunction;
         value           uniform 1e-08;
     }
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
-        value           uniform 1e-08;
     }
     defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/k b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/k
index a51a9a2e6d..ac3233b3d3 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/k
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/k
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 1e-10;
 
@@ -31,179 +31,18 @@ boundaryField
         type            kqRWallFunction;
         value           uniform 1e-10;
     }
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
-        value           nonuniform List<scalar> 
-160
-(
-1e-10
-1e-10
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-)
-;
     }
     defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nu.xy b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nu.xy
index 9417b47353..008ac1a40f 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nu.xy
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nu.xy
@@ -1,43 +1,3 @@
- -0.049375      1e-05
- -0.048125      1e-05
- -0.046875      1e-05
- -0.045625      1e-05
- -0.044375      1e-05
- -0.043125      1e-05
- -0.041875      1e-05
- -0.040625      1e-05
- -0.039375      1e-05
- -0.038125      1e-05
- -0.036875      1e-05
- -0.035625      1e-05
- -0.034375      1e-05
- -0.033125      1e-05
- -0.031875      1e-05
- -0.030625      1e-05
- -0.029375      1e-05
- -0.028125      1e-05
- -0.026875      1e-05
- -0.025625      1e-05
- -0.024375      1e-05
- -0.023125      1e-05
- -0.021875      1e-05
- -0.020625      1e-05
- -0.019375      1e-05
- -0.018125      1e-05
- -0.016875      1e-05
- -0.015625      1e-05
- -0.014375      1e-05
- -0.013125      1e-05
- -0.011875      1e-05
- -0.010625      1e-05
- -0.009375      1e-05
- -0.008125      1e-05
- -0.006875      1e-05
- -0.005625      1e-05
- -0.004375      1e-05
- -0.003125      1e-05
- -0.001875      1e-05
- -0.000625      1e-05
   0.000625      1e-05
   0.001875      1e-05
   0.003125      1e-05
@@ -78,3 +38,43 @@
   0.046875      1e-05
   0.048125      1e-05
   0.049375      1e-05
+  0.050625      1e-05
+  0.051875      1e-05
+  0.053125      1e-05
+  0.054375      1e-05
+  0.055625      1e-05
+  0.056875      1e-05
+  0.058125      1e-05
+  0.059375      1e-05
+  0.060625      1e-05
+  0.061875      1e-05
+  0.063125      1e-05
+  0.064375      1e-05
+  0.065625      1e-05
+  0.066875      1e-05
+  0.068125      1e-05
+  0.069375      1e-05
+  0.070625      1e-05
+  0.071875      1e-05
+  0.073125      1e-05
+  0.074375      1e-05
+  0.075625      1e-05
+  0.076875      1e-05
+  0.078125      1e-05
+  0.079375      1e-05
+  0.080625      1e-05
+  0.081875      1e-05
+  0.083125      1e-05
+  0.084375      1e-05
+  0.085625      1e-05
+  0.086875      1e-05
+  0.088125      1e-05
+  0.089375      1e-05
+  0.090625      1e-05
+  0.091875      1e-05
+  0.093125      1e-05
+  0.094375      1e-05
+  0.095625      1e-05
+  0.096875      1e-05
+  0.098125      1e-05
+  0.099375      1e-05
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nuTilda b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nuTilda
index 38a021b100..1a0a5c1a46 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nuTilda
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nuTilda
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
-|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      http://www.OpenFOAM.org               |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 FoamFile
@@ -10,35 +10,38 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       volScalarField;
+    location    "0";
     object      nuTilda;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -1 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 0;
 
 boundaryField
 {
-    lowerWall       
+    lowerWall
     {
         type            zeroGradient;
     }
-
-    upperWall       
+    upperWall
     {
         type            zeroGradient;
     }
-
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
     }
-
-    defaultFaces    
+    defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nut b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nut
index 5bcd4c4a1d..986830e430 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nut
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/0/nut
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-dimensions      [0 2 -1 0 0 0 0];
+dimensions      [ 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 ];
 
 internalField   uniform 0;
 
@@ -31,15 +31,18 @@ boundaryField
         type            nutkWallFunction;
         value           uniform 0;
     }
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
-        value           uniform 0;
     }
     defaultFaces
     {
         type            empty;
     }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/constant/polyMesh/boundary
index 9948385f12..0c4f64d3e0 100644
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/boundaryFoam/boundaryWallFunctions/constant/polyMesh/boundary
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  1.6                                   |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  splitCyclic                           |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-4
+5
 (
     lowerWall
     {
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ FoamFile
         nFaces          1;
         startFace       80;
     }
-    frontBack
+    frontBack_half0
     {
         type            cyclic;
-        nFaces          160;
+        nFaces          80;
         startFace       81;
-        featureCos      0.9;
+        neighbourPatch  frontBack_half1;
+    }
+    frontBack_half1
+    {
+        type            cyclic;
+        nFaces          80;
+        startFace       161;
+        neighbourPatch  frontBack_half0;
     }
     defaultFaces
     {