diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridProvider.cpp b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridProvider.cpp
index af1e123e513e56dd4d500fee1f98bbd05c5f6240..48fe29321f5f884a2e73118bab1ea352fcf5f6ec 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridProvider.cpp
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ void GridProvider::setInitalNodeValues(const int numberOfNodes) const
 
 void GridProvider::setVelocitySize(int size) const
 {
-    para->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes = size;
-    para->getParD()->numberOfInflowBCnodes = size;
+    para->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes = size;
+    para->getParD()->numberOfVeloBCnodes = size;
 }
 
 void GridProvider::allocAndCopyForcing()
diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/GridGenerator.cpp b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/GridGenerator.cpp
index 75458df1c59a3a032b634cd12cd24ff2fd456a80..a68e8543f8673329f51be9de97d108e6eba4233f 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/GridGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/DataStructureInitializer/GridReaderGenerator/GridGenerator.cpp
@@ -119,20 +119,20 @@ void GridGenerator::allocArrays_BoundaryValues()
     std::cout << "size velocity: " << numberOfVelocityValues << std::endl;
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     blocks                           = (numberOfVelocityValues / para->getParH()->numberofthreads) + 1;
-    para->getParH()->inflowBC.kArray = blocks * para->getParH()->numberofthreads;
-    para->getParD()->inflowBC.kArray = para->getParH()->inflowBC.kArray;
+    para->getParH()->veloBC.kArray = blocks * para->getParH()->numberofthreads;
+    para->getParD()->veloBC.kArray = para->getParH()->veloBC.kArray;
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    para->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes = numberOfVelocityValues;
-    para->getParD()->numberOfInflowBCnodes = numberOfVelocityValues;
+    para->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes = numberOfVelocityValues;
+    para->getParD()->numberOfVeloBCnodes = numberOfVelocityValues;
 
     if (numberOfVelocityValues > 1) {
         cudaMemoryManager->cudaAllocVeloBC();
 
         builder->getVelocityValues(
-            para->getParH()->inflowBC.Vx,
-            para->getParH()->inflowBC.Vy,
-            para->getParH()->inflowBC.Vz,
-            para->getParH()->inflowBC.k, 0);
+            para->getParH()->veloBC.Vx,
+            para->getParH()->veloBC.Vy,
+            para->getParH()->veloBC.Vz,
+            para->getParH()->veloBC.k, 0);
 
         cudaMemoryManager->cudaCopyVeloBC();
     }
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ void GridGenerator::allocArrays_BoundaryQs()
         std::cout << "size velocity: " << numberOfVelocityNodes << std::endl;
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // preprocessing
-        real *QQ           = para->getParH()->inflowBC.q27[0];
-        unsigned int sizeQ = para->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes;
+        real *QQ           = para->getParH()->veloBC.q27[0];
+        unsigned int sizeQ = para->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes;
         QforBoundaryConditions Q;
         Q.q27[dirE]    = &QQ[dirE * sizeQ];
         Q.q27[dirW]    = &QQ[dirW * sizeQ];
diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaKernelManager.cpp b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaKernelManager.cpp
index 451174fa70031aca85c806f72f79e378d667220d..ee0dd86267e49733b8e35b70c7b9a7106120cf5c 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaKernelManager.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaKernelManager.cpp
@@ -69,18 +69,18 @@ void CudaKernelManager::runLBMKernel(SPtr<Parameter> para)
 
 void CudaKernelManager::runVelocityBCKernel(SPtr<Parameter> para)
 {
-	if (para->getParD()->numberOfInflowBCnodes > 0)
+	if (para->getParD()->numberOfVeloBCnodes > 0)
 	{
 		QVelDevicePlainBB27(
 			para->getParD()->numberofthreads,
-			para->getParD()->inflowBC.Vx,
-			para->getParD()->inflowBC.Vy,
-			para->getParD()->inflowBC.Vz,
+			para->getParD()->veloBC.Vx,
+			para->getParD()->veloBC.Vy,
+			para->getParD()->veloBC.Vz,
 			para->getParD()->distributions.f[0],
-			para->getParD()->inflowBC.k,
-			para->getParD()->inflowBC.q27[0],
-			para->getParD()->numberOfInflowBCnodes,
-			para->getParD()->inflowBC.kArray,
+			para->getParD()->veloBC.k,
+			para->getParD()->veloBC.q27[0],
+			para->getParD()->numberOfVeloBCnodes,
+			para->getParD()->veloBC.kArray,
 			para->getParD()->neighborX,
 			para->getParD()->neighborY,
 			para->getParD()->neighborZ,
diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaMemoryManager.cpp b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaMemoryManager.cpp
index 73c6d1acc10119b1d3de46c540a5f8fa785fd4f8..364843deb94fd6730940055f5cba10179f057265 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaMemoryManager.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/GPU/CudaMemoryManager.cpp
@@ -192,22 +192,22 @@ void CudaMemoryManager::cudaFreeSlipBC()
 //velocity boundary condition
 void CudaMemoryManager::cudaAllocVeloBC()
 {
-	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_INT = sizeof(int)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes;
-	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL = sizeof(real)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes;
+	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_INT = sizeof(int)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes;
+	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL = sizeof(real)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes;
 
 	//Host
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.q27[0]), parameter->getD3Qxx() * mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.k),								 mem_size_inflow_BC_INT  ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vx),				             mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vy),				             mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vz),				             mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.q27[0]), parameter->getD3Qxx() * mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.k),								 mem_size_inflow_BC_INT  ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vx),				             mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vy),				             mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMallocHost((void**) &(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vz),				             mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
 
 	//Device
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.q27[0]),     parameter->getD3Qxx() * mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.k),									 mem_size_inflow_BC_INT  ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.Vx),				                 mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.Vy),				                 mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.Vz),				                 mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.q27[0]),     parameter->getD3Qxx() * mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.k),									 mem_size_inflow_BC_INT  ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.Vx),				                 mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.Vy),				                 mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMalloc((void**) &(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.Vz),				                 mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL ));
 
 	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	double tmp = (double)mem_size_inflow_BC_INT + 4. * (double)mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL + (double)parameter->getD3Qxx() * (double)mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL;
@@ -215,23 +215,23 @@ void CudaMemoryManager::cudaAllocVeloBC()
 }
 void CudaMemoryManager::cudaCopyVeloBC()
 {
-	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_INT = sizeof(int)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes;
-	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL = sizeof(real)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes;
+	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_INT = sizeof(int)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes;
+	unsigned int mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL = sizeof(real)*parameter->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes;
 
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.q27[0],  parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.q27[0], parameter->getD3Qxx() *	mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.k,       parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.k,							    mem_size_inflow_BC_INT ,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.Vx,      parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vx,								mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.Vy,      parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vy,								mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->inflowBC.Vz,      parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vz,								mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.q27[0],  parameter->getParH()->veloBC.q27[0], parameter->getD3Qxx() *	mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.k,       parameter->getParH()->veloBC.k,							    mem_size_inflow_BC_INT ,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.Vx,      parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vx,								mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.Vy,      parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vy,								mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaMemcpy(parameter->getParD()->veloBC.Vz,      parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vz,								mem_size_inflow_BC_REAL,  cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));
 
 }
 void CudaMemoryManager::cudaFreeVeloBC()
 {
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.q27[0] ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.k      ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vx     ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vy     ));
-	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->inflowBC.Vz     ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.q27[0] ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.k      ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vx     ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vy     ));
+	checkCudaErrors( cudaFreeHost(parameter->getParH()->veloBC.Vz     ));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/Simulation.cpp b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/Simulation.cpp
index 3e75d3c4cc29f8c963dfe4d2edc78fec884385d3..95d3f15dff5d3a31240c965a36d243096ba1a2ef 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/Simulation.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/LBM/Simulation.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void Simulation::run()
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // velocity boundary condition
-        if (para->getParD()->numberOfInflowBCnodes > 1)
+        if (para->getParD()->numberOfVeloBCnodes > 1)
             cudaKernelManager->runVelocityBCKernel(para);
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void Simulation::free()
     cudaMemoryManager->cudaFreeSP();
     cudaMemoryManager->cudaFreeNeighborWSB();
 
-    if (para->getParH()->numberOfInflowBCnodes > 1)
+    if (para->getParH()->numberOfVeloBCnodes > 1)
         this->cudaMemoryManager->cudaFreeVeloBC();
 
     if (para->getParH()->numberOfSlipBCnodes > 1)
diff --git a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/Parameter/Parameter.h b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/Parameter/Parameter.h
index 24b472f5ac3230e2925389d66b7a840f813f5e31..912c1c28314e66210ce5a293832be99563158dfd 100644
--- a/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/Parameter/Parameter.h
+++ b/src/gpu/VirtualFluids_GPU/Parameter/Parameter.h
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ struct ParameterStruct{
     uint numberOfSlipBCnodes;
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	//! \brief stores the velocity boundary condition data
-	QforBoundaryConditions inflowBC;
+	QforBoundaryConditions veloBC;
 	//! \brief number of lattice nodes for the velocity boundary condition
-	uint numberOfInflowBCnodes;
+	uint numberOfVeloBCnodes;
 	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	//! \brief sets the forcing uniform on every fluid node in all three space dimensions 
 	real *forcing;