diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
index b05277dbb1..b71bb4f8d1 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ bool Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::JohnsonJackson::read()
 {
     coeffDict_ <<= dict_.subDict(typeName + "Coeffs");
 
-    Fr_.readIfPresent(coeffDict_);
-    eta_.readIfPresent(coeffDict_);
-    p_.readIfPresent(coeffDict_);
-    phi_.readIfPresent(coeffDict_);
+    Fr_.read(coeffDict_);
+    eta_.read(coeffDict_);
+    p_.read(coeffDict_);
+
+    phi_.read(coeffDict_);
+    phi_ *= constant::mathematical::pi/180.0;
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
index 537a76fecd..705b66d6bf 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::Schaeffer::Schaeffer
     frictionalStressModel(dict),
     coeffDict_(dict.subDict(typeName + "Coeffs")),
     phi_("phi", dimless, coeffDict_.lookup("phi"))
-{}
+{
+    phi_ *= constant::mathematical::pi/180.0;
+}
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -158,7 +160,8 @@ bool Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::Schaeffer::read()
 {
     coeffDict_ <<= dict_.subDict(typeName + "Coeffs");
 
-    phi_.readIfPresent(coeffDict_);
+    phi_.read(coeffDict_);
+    phi_ *= constant::mathematical::pi/180.0;
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C
index d062c8ec3a..82f28aef31 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ void Foam::dimensioned<Type>::replace
 }
 
 
+template<class Type>
+void Foam::dimensioned<Type>::read(const dictionary& dict)
+{
+    dict.lookup(name_) >> value_;
+}
+
+
 template<class Type>
 bool Foam::dimensioned<Type>::readIfPresent(const dictionary& dict)
 {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H b/src/OpenFOAM/dimensionedTypes/dimensionedType/dimensionedType.H
index 1c4a5c0d3c..47800b1960 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) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -159,21 +159,25 @@ public:
         //- Return transpose.
         dimensioned<Type> T() const;
 
+        //- Update the value of dimensioned<Type>
+        void read(const dictionary&);
+
         //- Update the value of dimensioned<Type> if found in the dictionary.
         bool readIfPresent(const dictionary&);
 
 
     // I/O
 
-        //- Read using provided units. Only used during startup.
+        //- Read value from stream and units from dictionary
         Istream& read(Istream& is, const dictionary&);
 
-        //- Read using provided units
+        //- Read value from stream and units from table
         Istream& read(Istream& is, const HashTable<dimensionedScalar>&);
 
-        //- Read using system units
+        //- Read value from stream and units from system table
         Istream& read(Istream& is);
 
+
     // Member operators
 
         //- Return a component as a dimensioned<cmptType>