diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/XiFoam/ras/Allrun b/tutorials/combustion/XiFoam/ras/Allrun
index 6cb09e37d9..352a424e97 100755
--- a/tutorials/combustion/XiFoam/ras/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/XiFoam/ras/Allrun
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-# Set application name
-application="XiFoam"
-
 setControlDict()
 {
     controlDict="system/controlDict"
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ cloneCase moriyoshiHomogeneous moriyoshiHomogeneousPart2
 
     cp -r ../moriyoshiHomogeneous/0.005 .
     setControlDict
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
 )
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/gri/Allrun b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/gri/Allrun
index 081d23cad5..9296dc6763 100755
--- a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/gri/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/gri/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="chemFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication $application
 
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/h2/Allrun b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/h2/Allrun
index 081d23cad5..9296dc6763 100755
--- a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/h2/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/h2/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="chemFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication $application
 
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/ic8h18/Allrun b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/ic8h18/Allrun
index 081d23cad5..9296dc6763 100755
--- a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/ic8h18/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/ic8h18/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="chemFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication $application
 
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/nc7h16/Allrun b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/nc7h16/Allrun
index 081d23cad5..9296dc6763 100755
--- a/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/nc7h16/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/chemFoam/nc7h16/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="chemFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication $application
 
diff --git a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/Allrun b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/Allrun
index 9ea9e89ae6..1bfc061053 100755
--- a/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/combustion/fireFoam/les/smallPoolFire3D/Allrun
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="fireFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication setSet -batch makeFaceSet.setSet
diff --git a/tutorials/compressible/rhoCentralFoam/Allrun b/tutorials/compressible/rhoCentralFoam/Allrun
index fb311218eb..e1e13d8a08 100755
--- a/tutorials/compressible/rhoCentralFoam/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/compressible/rhoCentralFoam/Allrun
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-# Get application name
-application="rhoCentralFoam"
-
 cases=" \
 shockTube \
 wedge15Ma5 \
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ do
         ;;
     esac
 
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
 )
 done
 
diff --git a/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/Allrun b/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/Allrun
index ad77d33e3d..e51c24da58 100755
--- a/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/Allrun
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory                              
+#!/bin/sh
+cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 
 m4 constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict.m4 > constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict
 
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-runApplication blockMesh
-runApplication rhoPorousSimpleFoam
+application=`getApplication`
 
+runApplication blockMesh
+runApplication $application
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/constant/polyMesh/boundary b/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/constant/polyMesh/boundary
index 117139f505..dc9ecffb7b 100644
--- a/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/constant/polyMesh/boundary
+++ b/tutorials/compressible/rhoPorousMRFSimpleFoam/angledDuctImplicit/constant/polyMesh/boundary
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 FoamFile
 {
     version     2.0;
-    format      binary;
+    format      ascii;
     class       polyBoundaryMesh;
     location    "constant/polyMesh";
     object      boundary;
diff --git a/tutorials/compressible/sonicLiquidFoam/Allrun b/tutorials/compressible/sonicLiquidFoam/Allrun
index 16f2029d18..b9aa32c894 100755
--- a/tutorials/compressible/sonicLiquidFoam/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/compressible/sonicLiquidFoam/Allrun
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-# Set application name
-application="sonicLiquidFoam"
-
 setDecompressionTankFine()
 {
     blockMeshDict="constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict"
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ cloneCase decompressionTank decompressionTankFine
 
     # And execute
     runApplication blockMesh
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
 )
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/discreteMethods/molecularDynamics/mdEquilibrationFoam/Allrun b/tutorials/discreteMethods/molecularDynamics/mdEquilibrationFoam/Allrun
index e849cf219a..cd864c8362 100755
--- a/tutorials/discreteMethods/molecularDynamics/mdEquilibrationFoam/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/discreteMethods/molecularDynamics/mdEquilibrationFoam/Allrun
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-application="mdEquilibrationFoam"
-
 for caseName in periodicCubeArgon periodicCubeWater
 do
 (
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ do
 
     runApplication blockMesh
     runApplication mdInitialise
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
 )
 done
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allclean b/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allclean
index f7eb365e0c..c8b9d25607 100755
--- a/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allclean
+++ b/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allclean
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial clean functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/CleanFunctions
 
-(
-    cd hartmann || exit
-
-    cleanCase
-    cleanSamples
-)
+cleanCase
+cleanSamples
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allrun b/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allrun
index 1b1a18565f..e5a7d9bcc4 100755
--- a/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/electromagnetics/mhdFoam/hartmann/Allrun
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="mhdFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
-(
-    cd hartmann || exit
-
-    runApplication blockMesh
-    runApplication $application
-    runApplication foamCalc components U
-    runApplication sample
-)
+runApplication blockMesh
+runApplication $application
+runApplication foamCalc components U
+runApplication sample
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantSimpleFoam/buoyantCavity/Allrun b/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantSimpleFoam/buoyantCavity/Allrun
index 66c6a95897..459a702ad3 100755
--- a/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantSimpleFoam/buoyantCavity/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantSimpleFoam/buoyantCavity/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="buoyantSimpleFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication $application
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/Allrun b/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/Allrun
index 185f95b979..6486d9db11 100755
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/Allrun
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-# Get application name
-application="icoFoam"
-
 cavityCases="cavity cavityFine cavityGrade cavityHighRe cavityClipped"
 
 runMapFields()
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ do
     esac
 
     previousCase="$caseName"
-    ( cd $caseName && runApplication $application )
+    ( cd $caseName && runApplication `getApplication` )
 done
 
 # elbow case for testing Fluent-FOAM conversion tools
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ runFluentMeshToFoam elbow elbow/elbow.msh
 (
     cd elbow || exit
 
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
     runApplication foamMeshToFluent
     runApplication foamDataToFluent
 )
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/Allrun b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/Allrun
index f7afb77a5b..a0ea6affe8 100755
--- a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/Allrun
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="moveDynamicMesh"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication topoSet
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/system/controlDict b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/system/controlDict
index c2c955ea67..8e0e02d84d 100644
--- a/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/system/controlDict
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/moveDynamicMesh/simpleHarmonicMotion/system/controlDict
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-application     interDyMFoam;
+application     moveDynamicMesh;
 
 startFrom       startTime;
 
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle/Allrun
index 7b19d67145..93db53b842 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="cavitatingFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 refineMeshByCellSet()
 {
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle3D/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle3D/Allrun
index e93a056053..f345d7dc04 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle3D/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/cavitatingFoam/les/throttle3D/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="cavitatingFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 refineMeshByCellSet()
 {
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/interDyMFoam/ras/floatingObject/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/interDyMFoam/ras/floatingObject/Allrun
index 5613186ba2..8ca61574f2 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/interDyMFoam/ras/floatingObject/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/interDyMFoam/ras/floatingObject/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="interDyMFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication topoSet
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/Allrun
index 50f30eed5f..510e4498db 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/laminar/Allrun
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-# Set application name
-application="interFoam"
-
 setDamBreakFine ()
 {
     blockMeshDict="constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict"
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ setDamBreakFine ()
     runApplication blockMesh
     cp 0/alpha1.org 0/alpha1
     runApplication setFields
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
 )
 
 # Clone case
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ cloneCase damBreak damBreakFine
     cp ../damBreak/0/alpha1.org 0/alpha1
     runApplication setFields
     runApplication decomposePar
-    runParallel $application 4
+    runParallel `getApplication` 4
     runApplication reconstructPar
 )
 
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ cloneCase damBreak damBreakFine
     runApplication blockMesh
     cp 0/alpha1.org 0/alpha1
     runApplication setFields
-    runApplication $application
+    runApplication `getApplication`
 )
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/ras/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/ras/Allrun
index 056ec6d2ed..2e138973f2 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/ras/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/interFoam/ras/Allrun
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
-# Set application name
-application="interFoam"
-
 setDamBreakFine ()
 {
     blockMeshDict="constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict"
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ cloneCase damBreak damBreakFine
     runApplication blockMesh
     runApplication setFields
     runApplication decomposePar
-    runParallel $application 4
+    runParallel `getApplication` 4
     runApplication reconstructPar
 )
 
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/Allrun
index 82cf78f2f0..d8dfa3c1bd 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phase/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="multiphaseInterFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication setFields
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phaseFine/Allrun b/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phaseFine/Allrun
index 82cf78f2f0..d8dfa3c1bd 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phaseFine/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/multiphaseInterFoam/laminar/damBreak4phaseFine/Allrun
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
 # Set application name
-application="multiphaseInterFoam"
+application=`getApplication`
 
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication setFields