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+/**
+ * @file transport.h
+ *
+ * Support for thermo property calculation from C++ application programs.
+ * This header file includes several headers from the Cantera kernel needed
+ * to evaluate thermo properties.
+ */
+
+#ifndef CT_THERMO_INCL
+#define CT_THERMO_INCL
+
+#include "kernel/thermo/SingleSpeciesTP.h"
+
+#endif