diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/bubbleFoam/createRASTurbulence.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/bubbleFoam/createRASTurbulence.H
index f9794a914f..1ae6219fd6 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/bubbleFoam/createRASTurbulence.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/bubbleFoam/createRASTurbulence.H
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         (
             "kappa",
             wallFunctionDict,
-            0.4187
+            0.41
         )
     );
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         (
             "E",
             wallFunctionDict,
-            9.0
+            9.8
         )
     );
 
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/settlingFoam/createFields.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/settlingFoam/createFields.H
index 9f0ca00596..6acb19994a 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/settlingFoam/createFields.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/settlingFoam/createFields.H
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
         (
             "kappa",
             wallFunctionDict,
-            0.4187
+            0.41
         )
     );
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
         (
             "E",
             wallFunctionDict,
-            9.0
+            9.8
         )
     );
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
index 8aae7e124c..5714cccbff 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ Description
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+// turbulence constants - file-scope
+static const scalar Cmu(0.09);
+static const scalar kappa(0.41);
+
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     argList::validOptions.insert("ybl", "scalar");
@@ -48,7 +53,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::validOptions.insert("writenut", "");
 
 #   include "setRootCase.H"
-
 #   include "createTime.H"
 #   include "createMesh.H"
 
@@ -117,10 +121,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     phi = fvc::interpolate(U) & mesh.Sf();
     phi.write();
 
-    // Set turbulence constants
-    dimensionedScalar kappa("kappa", dimless, 0.4187);
-    dimensionedScalar Cmu("Cmu", dimless, 0.09);
-
     // Read and modify turbulence fields if present
 
     IOobject epsilonHeader
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         Info<< "Reading field epsilon\n" << endl;
         volScalarField epsilon(epsilonHeader, mesh);
 
-        scalar ck0 = ::pow(Cmu.value(), 0.25)*kappa.value();
+        scalar ck0 = ::pow(Cmu, 0.25)*kappa;
         k = sqr(nut/(ck0*min(y, ybl)));
         k.correctBoundaryConditions();
 
-        scalar ce0 = ::pow(Cmu.value(), 0.75)/kappa.value();
+        scalar ce0 = ::pow(Cmu, 0.75)/kappa;
         epsilon = ce0*k*sqrt(k)/min(y, ybl);
         epsilon.correctBoundaryConditions();