diff --git a/applications/solvers/combustion/plasmaReactingFoam/readTimeControls.H b/applications/solvers/combustion/plasmaReactingFoam/readTimeControls.H
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Global
+    readTimeControls
+
+Description
+    Read the control parameters used by setDeltaT
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+const bool adjustTimeStep =
+    runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault("adjustTimeStep", false);
+
+scalar maxCo =
+    runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("maxCo", 1.0);
+
+scalar maxDeltaT =
+    runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("maxDeltaT", GREAT);
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/applications/solvers/combustion/plasmaReactingFoam/setDeltaT.H b/applications/solvers/combustion/plasmaReactingFoam/setDeltaT.H
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Global
+    setDeltaT
+
+Description
+    Reset the timestep to maintain a constant maximum courant Number.
+    Reduction of time-step is immediate, but increase is damped to avoid
+    unstable oscillations.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+if (adjustTimeStep)
+{
+    scalar maxDeltaTFact = maxCo/(CoNum + SMALL);
+    scalar deltaTFact = min(min(maxDeltaTFact, 1.0 + 0.1*maxDeltaTFact), 1.2);
+
+    runTime.setDeltaT
+    (
+        min
+        (
+            deltaTFact*runTime.deltaTValue(),
+            maxDeltaT
+        )
+    );
+
+    Info<< "deltaT = " <<  runTime.deltaTValue() << endl;
+}
+
+// ************************************************************************* //