diff --git a/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/CMakeLists.txt b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8b8a730698695de6afae2b6e2d4c7a7207398648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# executables for the iterative case
+string(REPLACE ":" ";" LIBRARY_DIRS $ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH})
+find_library(PRECICE_LIB NAMES precice HINTS ${LIBRARY_DIRS})
+find_package(Boost 1.65.1 REQUIRED COMPONENTS log system) #Require same version as preCICE
+
+#dune_add_test(NAME test_ff_reversed
+#              SOURCES main_ff-reversed.cc ../precice/preciceadapter.cc ../precice/dumuxpreciceindexwrapper.cc
+#              COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ENABLEMONOLITHIC=0)
+
+#dune_add_test(NAME test_pm_reversed
+#              SOURCES main_pm-reversed.cc ../precice/preciceadapter.cc ../precice/dumuxpreciceindexwrapper.cc
+#              COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ENABLEMONOLITHIC=0)
+
+add_executable(test_ff_reversed EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL main_ff-reversed.cc ../../precice-adapter/src/preciceadapter.cc ../../precice-adapter/src/dumuxpreciceindexwrapper.cc)
+add_executable(test_pm_reversed EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL main_pm-reversed.cc ../../precice-adapter/src/preciceadapter.cc ../../precice-adapter/src/dumuxpreciceindexwrapper.cc)
+
+target_compile_definitions(test_ff_reversed PUBLIC "ENABLEMONOLITHIC=0")
+target_compile_definitions(test_pm_reversed PUBLIC "ENABLEMONOLITHIC=0")
+
+target_compile_definitions(test_ff_reversed PRIVATE BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
+target_link_libraries(test_ff_reversed PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PRECICE_LIB})
+target_include_directories(test_ff_reversed PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+target_compile_definitions(test_pm_reversed PRIVATE BOOST_ALL_DYN_LINK)
+target_link_libraries(test_pm_reversed PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${PRECICE_LIB})
+target_include_directories(test_pm_reversed PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+# add a symlink for each input file
+add_input_file_links()
diff --git a/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/ffproblem-reversed.hh b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/ffproblem-reversed.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5c7fd43b24215c4d550d2cb1277b4bfbeeccef00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/ffproblem-reversed.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 2 of the License, or       *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * \file
+ * \brief The free flow sub problem
+ */
+#ifndef DUMUX_STOKES_SUBPROBLEM_HH
+#define DUMUX_STOKES_SUBPROBLEM_HH
+
+#ifndef ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+#define ENABLEMONOLITHIC 0
+#endif
+
+#include <dune/grid/yaspgrid.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/1pliquid.hh>
+#include <dumux/material/components/simpleh2o.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/freeflow/navierstokes/problem.hh>
+#include <dumux/discretization/staggered/freeflow/properties.hh>
+#include <dumux/freeflow/navierstokes/model.hh>
+
+#include "../../precice-adapter/include/preciceadapter.hh"
+
+namespace Dumux
+{
+template <class TypeTag>
+class StokesSubProblem;
+
+namespace Properties
+{
+// Create new type tags
+namespace TTag {
+struct FreeFlowModel { using InheritsFrom = std::tuple<NavierStokes, StaggeredFreeFlowModel>; };
+} // end namespace TTag
+
+// the fluid system
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct FluidSystem<TypeTag, TTag::FreeFlowModel>
+{
+    using Scalar = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>;
+    using type = FluidSystems::OnePLiquid<Scalar, Dumux::Components::SimpleH2O<Scalar> > ;
+};
+
+// Set the grid type
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct Grid<TypeTag, TTag::FreeFlowModel>
+{
+    static constexpr auto dim = 2;
+    using Scalar = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>;
+    using TensorGrid = Dune::YaspGrid<2, Dune::TensorProductCoordinates<Scalar, dim> >;
+
+//****** comment out for the last exercise *****//
+    using type = TensorGrid;
+
+//****** uncomment for the last exercise *****//
+    // using HostGrid = TensorGrid;
+    // using type = Dune::SubGrid<dim, HostGrid>;
+};
+
+// Set the problem property
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct Problem<TypeTag, TTag::FreeFlowModel> { using type = Dumux::StokesSubProblem<TypeTag> ; };
+
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct EnableFVGridGeometryCache<TypeTag, TTag::FreeFlowModel> { static constexpr bool value = true; };
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct EnableGridFluxVariablesCache<TypeTag, TTag::FreeFlowModel> { static constexpr bool value = true; };
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct EnableGridVolumeVariablesCache<TypeTag, TTag::FreeFlowModel> { static constexpr bool value = true; };
+}
+
+/*!
+ * \brief The free flow sub problem
+ */
+template <class TypeTag>
+class StokesSubProblem : public NavierStokesProblem<TypeTag>
+{
+    using ParentType = NavierStokesProblem<TypeTag>;
+
+    using GridView = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::GridView>;
+    using Scalar = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>;
+
+    using Indices = typename GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::ModelTraits>::Indices;
+
+    using BoundaryTypes = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::BoundaryTypes>;
+
+    using FVGridGeometry = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::FVGridGeometry>;
+    using FVElementGeometry = typename FVGridGeometry::LocalView;
+    using SubControlVolumeFace = typename FVElementGeometry::SubControlVolumeFace;
+    using Element = typename GridView::template Codim<0>::Entity;
+
+    using GlobalPosition = typename Element::Geometry::GlobalCoordinate;
+
+    using PrimaryVariables = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::PrimaryVariables>;
+    using NumEqVector = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::NumEqVector>;
+    using FluidSystem = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::FluidSystem>;
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    using CouplingManager = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::CouplingManager>;
+#endif
+
+public:
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    StokesSubProblem(std::shared_ptr<const FVGridGeometry> fvGridGeometry, std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> couplingManager)
+    : ParentType(fvGridGeometry, "Stokes"), eps_(1e-6), couplingManager_(couplingManager)
+#else
+    StokesSubProblem(std::shared_ptr<const FVGridGeometry> fvGridGeometry)
+      : ParentType(fvGridGeometry, "FreeFlow"),
+        eps_(1e-6),
+        couplingInterface_(precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter::getInstance() ),
+        pressureId_(0),
+        velocityId_(0),
+        dataIdsWereSet_(false)
+#endif
+    {
+        deltaP_ = getParamFromGroup<Scalar>(this->paramGroup(), "Problem.PressureDifference");
+//        pressureId_ =  couplingInterface_.getIdFromName( "Pressure" );
+//        velocityId_ = couplingInterface_.getIdFromName( "Velocity" );
+    }
+
+   /*!
+     * \name Problem parameters
+     */
+    // \{
+
+   /*!
+     * \brief Return the temperature within the domain in [K].
+     *
+     * This problem assumes a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius.
+     */
+    Scalar temperature() const
+    { return 273.15 + 10; } // 10°C
+
+   /*!
+     * \brief Return the sources within the domain.
+     *
+     * \param globalPos The global position
+     */
+    NumEqVector sourceAtPos(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return NumEqVector(0.0); }
+    // \}
+
+   /*!
+     * \name Boundary conditions
+     */
+    // \{
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Specifies which kind of boundary condition should be
+     *        used for which equation on a given boundary segment.
+     *
+     * \param element The finite element
+     * \param scvf The sub control volume face
+     */
+    BoundaryTypes boundaryTypes(const Element& element,
+                                const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf) const
+    {
+        BoundaryTypes values;
+
+        const auto& globalPos = scvf.dofPosition();
+
+        // left/right wall
+        if (onRightBoundary_(globalPos) || (onLeftBoundary_(globalPos)))
+        {
+          values.setDirichlet(Indices::pressureIdx);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            values.setDirichlet(Indices::velocityXIdx);
+            values.setDirichlet(Indices::velocityYIdx);
+        }
+
+        // coupling interface
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+        if(couplingManager().isCoupledEntity(CouplingManager::stokesIdx, scvf))
+        {
+            values.setCouplingNeumann(Indices::conti0EqIdx);
+            values.setCouplingNeumann(Indices::momentumYBalanceIdx);
+            values.setBJS(Indices::momentumXBalanceIdx);
+        }
+#else
+    // // TODO do preCICE stuff in analogy to heat transfer
+        assert( dataIdsWereSet_ );
+        const auto faceId = scvf.index();
+        if ( couplingInterface_.isCoupledEntity(faceId) )
+        {
+          //TODO What do I want to do here?
+          values.setNeumann(Indices::conti0EqIdx);
+          values.setNeumann(Indices::momentumYBalanceIdx);
+          //values.setCouplingNeumann(Indices::conti0EqIdx);
+          //values.setCouplingNeumann(Indices::momentumYBalanceIdx);
+          //values.setBJS(Indices::momentumXBalanceIdx);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the boundary conditions for a Dirichlet control volume.
+     *
+     * \param globalPos The global position
+     */
+    PrimaryVariables dirichletAtPos(const GlobalPosition& globalPos) const
+    {
+        PrimaryVariables values(0.0);
+        values = initialAtPos(globalPos);
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the boundary conditions for a Neumann control volume.
+     *
+     * \param element The element for which the Neumann boundary condition is set
+     * \param fvGeomentry The fvGeometry
+     * \param elemVolVars The element volume variables
+     * \param elemFaceVars The element face variables
+     * \param scvf The boundary sub control volume face
+     */
+    template<class ElementVolumeVariables, class ElementFaceVariables>
+    NumEqVector neumann(const Element& element,
+                        const FVElementGeometry& fvGeometry,
+                        const ElementVolumeVariables& elemVolVars,
+                        const ElementFaceVariables& elemFaceVars,
+                        const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf) const
+    {
+        NumEqVector values(0.0);
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+        if(couplingManager().isCoupledEntity(CouplingManager::stokesIdx, scvf))
+        {
+            values[Indices::conti0EqIdx] = couplingManager().couplingData().massCouplingCondition(element, fvGeometry, elemVolVars, elemFaceVars, scvf);
+            values[Indices::momentumYBalanceIdx] = couplingManager().couplingData().momentumCouplingCondition(element, fvGeometry, elemVolVars, elemFaceVars, scvf);
+        }
+#else
+        assert( dataIdsWereSet_ );
+        const auto faceId = scvf.index();
+        if( couplingInterface_.isCoupledEntity( faceId ) )
+        {
+          //const Scalar density = 1000; // TODO how to handle compressible fluids?
+          const auto velocity = couplingInterface_.getScalarQuantityOnFace( velocityId_, faceId );
+          const auto& volVars = elemVolVars[scvf.insideScvIdx()];
+
+//          const Scalar ccPressure = volVars.pressure();
+//          const Scalar mobility = volVars.mobility();
+          const Scalar density = volVars.density();
+//          const auto K = volVars.permeability();
+
+//          // v = -kr/mu*K * (gradP + rho*g) = -mobility*K * (gradP + rho*g)
+//          const auto alpha = Dumux::vtmv( scvf.unitOuterNormal(), K, this->gravity() );
+
+//          auto distanceVector = scvf.center() - element.geometry().center();
+//          distanceVector /= distanceVector.two_norm2();
+//          const Scalar ti = Dumux::vtmv(distanceVector, K, scvf.unitOuterNormal());
+
+//          const Scalar pressure = (1/mobility * (scvf.unitOuterNormal() * velocity) + density * alpha)/ti
+//              + ccPressure;
+
+          values[Indices::conti0EqIdx] = velocity * density;
+//          values[Indices::momentumYBalanceIdx] = scvf.directionSign() * ( pressure - initialAtPos(scvf.center())[Indices::pressureIdx]) ;
+        }
+#endif
+
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    // \}
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    //! Get the coupling manager
+    const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
+    { return *couplingManager_; }
+#endif
+
+   /*!
+     * \name Volume terms
+     */
+    // \{
+
+   /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the initial value for a control volume.
+     *
+     * \param globalPos The global position
+     */
+    PrimaryVariables initialAtPos(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    {
+        PrimaryVariables values(0.0);
+        //values[Indices::velocityYIdx] = -1e-6 * globalPos[0] * (this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[0] - globalPos[0]);
+        if(onLeftBoundary_(globalPos))
+          values[Indices::pressureIdx] = deltaP_;
+        if(onRightBoundary_(globalPos))
+          values[Indices::pressureIdx] = 0.0;
+
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Returns the intrinsic permeability of required as input parameter for the Beavers-Joseph-Saffman boundary condition
+     */
+    Scalar permeability(const Element& element, const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf) const
+    {
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+        return couplingManager().couplingData().darcyPermeability(element, scvf);
+#else
+        return 1e-10; // TODO transfer information or just use constant value
+#endif
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Returns the alpha value required as input parameter for the Beavers-Joseph-Saffman boundary condition
+     */
+    Scalar alphaBJ(const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf) const
+    {
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+        return couplingManager().problem(CouplingManager::darcyIdx).spatialParams().beaversJosephCoeffAtPos(scvf.center());
+#else
+        return 1.0; // TODO transfer information or just use constant value
+#endif
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief calculate the analytical velocity in x direction based on Beavers & Joseph (1967)
+     */
+    void calculateAnalyticalVelocityX() const
+    {
+        analyticalVelocityX_.resize(this->fvGridGeometry().gridView().size(0));
+
+        using std::sqrt;
+        const Scalar dPdX = -deltaP_ / (this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[0] - this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[0]);
+        static const Scalar mu = FluidSystem::viscosity(temperature(), 1e5);
+        static const Scalar alpha = getParam<Scalar>("Darcy.SpatialParams.AlphaBeaversJoseph");
+        static const Scalar K = getParam<Scalar>("Darcy.SpatialParams.Permeability");
+        static const Scalar sqrtK = sqrt(K);
+        const Scalar sigma = (this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[1] - this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[1])/sqrtK;
+
+        const Scalar uB =  -K/(2.0*mu) * ((sigma*sigma + 2.0*alpha*sigma) / (1.0 + alpha*sigma)) * dPdX;
+
+        for (const auto& element : elements(this->fvGridGeometry().gridView()))
+        {
+            const auto eIdx = this->fvGridGeometry().gridView().indexSet().index(element);
+            const Scalar y = element.geometry().center()[1] - this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[1];
+
+            const Scalar u = uB*(1.0 + alpha/sqrtK*y) + 1.0/(2.0*mu) * (y*y + 2*alpha*y*sqrtK) * dPdX;
+            analyticalVelocityX_[eIdx] = u;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Get the analytical velocity in x direction
+     */
+    const std::vector<Scalar>& getAnalyticalVelocityX() const
+    {
+        if(analyticalVelocityX_.empty())
+            calculateAnalyticalVelocityX();
+        return analyticalVelocityX_;
+    }
+
+#if !ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    void updatePreciceDataIds()
+    {
+      pressureId_ = couplingInterface_.getIdFromName( "Pressure" );
+      velocityId_ = couplingInterface_.getIdFromName( "Velocity" );
+      dataIdsWereSet_ = true;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    // \}
+
+private:
+    bool onLeftBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[0] < this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[0] + eps_; }
+
+    bool onRightBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[0] > this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[0] - eps_; }
+
+    bool onLowerBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[1] < this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[1] + eps_; }
+
+    bool onUpperBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[1] > this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[1] - eps_; }
+
+    Scalar eps_;
+    Scalar deltaP_;
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> couplingManager_;
+#else
+   precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter& couplingInterface_;
+   size_t pressureId_;
+   size_t velocityId_;
+   bool dataIdsWereSet_;
+#endif
+
+    mutable std::vector<Scalar> analyticalVelocityX_;
+};
+} //end namespace
+
+#endif // DUMUX_STOKES_SUBPROBLEM_HH
diff --git a/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/main_ff-reversed.cc b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/main_ff-reversed.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0d3c6b5562943a2320e77e54c52f1886e6e2cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/main_ff-reversed.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 2 of the License, or       *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief A test problem for the coupled Stokes/Darcy problem (1p)
+ */
+ #include <config.h>
+
+ #include <ctime>
+ #include <iostream>
+
+ #include <dune/common/parallel/mpihelper.hh>
+ #include <dune/common/timer.hh>
+ #include <dune/istl/io.hh>
+
+ #include <dumux/common/properties.hh>
+ #include <dumux/common/parameters.hh>
+ #include <dumux/common/partial.hh>
+ #include <dumux/common/dumuxmessage.hh>
+ #include <dumux/linear/seqsolverbackend.hh>
+ #include <dumux/assembly/fvassembler.hh>
+ #include <dumux/assembly/diffmethod.hh>
+ #include <dumux/discretization/method.hh>
+ #include <dumux/io/vtkoutputmodule.hh>
+ #include <dumux/io/staggeredvtkoutputmodule.hh>
+ #include <dumux/io/grid/gridmanager.hh>
+
+ #include <dumux/assembly/staggeredfvassembler.hh>
+ #include <dumux/nonlinear/newtonsolver.hh>
+
+#include "ffproblem-reversed.hh"
+
+#include "../../precice-adapter/include/preciceadapter.hh"
+
+//TODO
+// Helper function to put pressure on interface
+
+template<class ElementFaceVariables, class SubControlVolumeFace>
+auto velocityAtInterface(const ElementFaceVariables& elemFaceVars,
+                         const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf)
+{
+    const double scalarVelocity = elemFaceVars[scvf].velocitySelf();
+    auto velocity = scvf.unitOuterNormal();
+    velocity[scvf.directionIndex()] = scalarVelocity;
+    return velocity;
+ }
+
+template<class Problem, class GridVariables, class SolutionVector>
+void setInterfaceVelocities(const Problem& problem,
+                            const GridVariables& gridVars,
+                            const SolutionVector& sol)
+{
+  const auto& fvGridGeometry = problem.fvGridGeometry();
+  auto fvGeometry = localView(fvGridGeometry);
+  auto elemVolVars = localView(gridVars.curGridVolVars());
+  auto elemFaceVars = localView(gridVars.curGridFaceVars());
+
+  auto& couplingInterface = precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter::getInstance();
+  const auto velocityId = couplingInterface.getIdFromName( "Velocity" );
+
+  for (const auto& element : elements(fvGridGeometry.gridView()))
+  {
+    fvGeometry.bindElement(element);
+    elemVolVars.bindElement(element, fvGeometry, sol);
+    elemFaceVars.bindElement(element, fvGeometry, sol);
+
+    for (const auto& scvf : scvfs(fvGeometry))
+    {
+
+      if ( couplingInterface.isCoupledEntity( scvf.index() ) )
+      {
+        //TODO: What to do here?
+        const auto v = velocityAtInterface(elemFaceVars, scvf)[scvf.directionIndex()];
+        couplingInterface.writeScalarQuantityOnFace( velocityId, scvf.index(), v );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) try
+{
+    using namespace Dumux;
+
+    // initialize MPI, finalize is done automatically on exit
+    const auto& mpiHelper = Dune::MPIHelper::instance(argc, argv);
+
+    // print dumux start message
+    if (mpiHelper.rank() == 0)
+        DumuxMessage::print(/*firstCall=*/true);
+
+    // parse command line arguments and input file
+    Parameters::init(argc, argv);
+
+    // Define the sub problem type tags
+    using FreeFlowTypeTag = Properties::TTag::FreeFlowModel;
+
+    // try to create a grid (from the given grid file or the input file)
+    using FreeFlowGridManager = Dumux::GridManager<GetPropType<FreeFlowTypeTag, Properties::Grid>>;
+    FreeFlowGridManager freeFlowGridManager;
+    freeFlowGridManager.init("FreeFlow"); // pass parameter group
+
+    // we compute on the leaf grid view
+    const auto& freeFlowGridView = freeFlowGridManager.grid().leafGridView();
+
+    // create the finite volume grid geometry
+    using FreeFlowFVGridGeometry = GetPropType<FreeFlowTypeTag, Properties::FVGridGeometry>;
+    auto freeFlowFvGridGeometry = std::make_shared<FreeFlowFVGridGeometry>(freeFlowGridView);
+    freeFlowFvGridGeometry->update();
+
+    // the problem (initial and boundary conditions)
+    using FreeFlowProblem = GetPropType<FreeFlowTypeTag, Properties::Problem>;
+    auto freeFlowProblem = std::make_shared<FreeFlowProblem>(freeFlowFvGridGeometry);
+
+    // the solution vector
+    GetPropType<FreeFlowTypeTag, Properties::SolutionVector> sol;
+    sol[FreeFlowFVGridGeometry::cellCenterIdx()].resize(freeFlowFvGridGeometry->numCellCenterDofs());
+    sol[FreeFlowFVGridGeometry::faceIdx()].resize(freeFlowFvGridGeometry->numFaceDofs());
+
+    // Initialize preCICE.Tell preCICE about:
+    // - Name of solver
+    // - What rank of how many ranks this instance is
+    // Configure preCICE. For now the config file is hardcoded.
+    //couplingInterface.createInstance( "FreeFlow", mpiHelper.rank(), mpiHelper.size() );
+    std::string preciceConfigFilename = "precice-config.xml";
+    if (argc == 3)
+      preciceConfigFilename = argv[2];
+
+    auto& couplingInterface =
+        precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter::getInstance();
+    couplingInterface.announceSolver( "FreeFlow", preciceConfigFilename,
+                                      mpiHelper.rank(), mpiHelper.size() );
+
+    const int dim = couplingInterface.getDimensions();
+    std::cout << dim << "  " << int(FreeFlowFVGridGeometry::GridView::dimension) << std::endl;
+    if (dim != int(FreeFlowFVGridGeometry::GridView::dimension))
+        DUNE_THROW(Dune::InvalidStateException, "Dimensions do not match");
+
+    // GET mesh corodinates
+    const double xMin = getParamFromGroup<std::vector<double>>("Darcy", "Grid.Positions0")[0];
+    const double xMax = getParamFromGroup<std::vector<double>>("Darcy", "Grid.Positions0").back();
+    std::vector<double> coords; //( dim * vertexSize );
+    std::vector<int> coupledScvfIndices;
+
+    for (const auto& element : elements(freeFlowGridView))
+    {
+        auto fvGeometry = localView(*freeFlowFvGridGeometry);
+        fvGeometry.bindElement(element);
+
+        for (const auto& scvf : scvfs(fvGeometry))
+        {
+            static constexpr auto eps = 1e-7;
+            const auto& pos = scvf.center();
+            if (pos[1] < freeFlowFvGridGeometry->bBoxMin()[1] + eps)
+            {
+                if (pos[0] > xMin - eps && pos[0] < xMax + eps)
+                {
+                  coupledScvfIndices.push_back(scvf.index());
+                    for (const auto p : pos)
+                        coords.push_back(p);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    const auto numberOfPoints = coords.size() / dim;
+    const double preciceDt = couplingInterface.setMeshAndInitialize( "FreeFlowMesh",
+                                                                     numberOfPoints,
+                                                                     coords);
+    couplingInterface.createIndexMapping( coupledScvfIndices );
+
+    const auto velocityId = couplingInterface.announceQuantity( "Velocity" );
+    const auto pressureId = couplingInterface.announceQuantity( "Pressure" );
+
+    freeFlowProblem->updatePreciceDataIds();
+
+    // apply initial solution for instationary problems
+    freeFlowProblem->applyInitialSolution(sol);
+
+    // the grid variables
+    using FreeFlowGridVariables = GetPropType<FreeFlowTypeTag, Properties::GridVariables>;
+    auto freeFlowGridVariables = std::make_shared<FreeFlowGridVariables>(freeFlowProblem, freeFlowFvGridGeometry);
+    freeFlowGridVariables->init(sol);
+
+    // intialize the vtk output module
+    StaggeredVtkOutputModule<FreeFlowGridVariables, decltype(sol)> freeFlowVtkWriter(*freeFlowGridVariables, sol, freeFlowProblem->name());
+    GetPropType<FreeFlowTypeTag, Properties::IOFields>::initOutputModule(freeFlowVtkWriter);
+    freeFlowVtkWriter.addField(freeFlowProblem->getAnalyticalVelocityX(), "analyticalV_x");
+    freeFlowVtkWriter.write(0.0);
+
+    if ( couplingInterface.hasToWriteInitialData() )
+    {
+      //TODO
+//      couplingInterface.writeQuantityVector( pressureId );
+      setInterfacePressures( *freeFlowProblem, *freeFlowGridVariables, sol );
+      couplingInterface.writeScalarQuantityToOtherSolver( pressureId );
+      couplingInterface.announceInitialDataWritten();
+    }
+    couplingInterface.initializeData();
+
+    // the assembler for a stationary problem
+    using Assembler = StaggeredFVAssembler<FreeFlowTypeTag, DiffMethod::numeric>;
+    auto assembler = std::make_shared<Assembler>(freeFlowProblem, freeFlowFvGridGeometry, freeFlowGridVariables);
+
+    // the linear solver
+    using LinearSolver = UMFPackBackend;
+    auto linearSolver = std::make_shared<LinearSolver>();
+
+    // the non-linear solver
+    using NewtonSolver = NewtonSolver<Assembler, LinearSolver>;
+    NewtonSolver nonLinearSolver(assembler, linearSolver);
+
+
+    auto dt = preciceDt;
+    auto sol_checkpoint = sol;
+
+    while ( couplingInterface.isCouplingOngoing() )
+    {
+        if ( couplingInterface.hasToWriteIterationCheckpoint() )
+        {
+            //DO CHECKPOINTING
+            sol_checkpoint = sol;
+            couplingInterface.announceIterationCheckpointWritten();
+        }
+
+        // TODO
+        couplingInterface.readScalarQuantityFromOtherSolver( velocityId );
+        // For testing
+//        {
+//          const auto v = couplingInterface.getQuantityVector( velocityId );
+//          const double sum = std::accumulate( v.begin(), v.end(), 0. );
+//          std::cout << "Sum of velocities over boundary to pm: \n" << sum << std::endl;
+//        }
+
+        // solve the non-linear system
+        nonLinearSolver.solve(sol);
+
+        // TODO
+        setInterfacePressures( *freeFlowProblem, *freeFlowGridVariables, sol );
+        couplingInterface.writeScalarQuantityToOtherSolver( pressureId );
+
+        const double preciceDt = couplingInterface.advance( dt );
+        dt = std::min( preciceDt, dt );
+
+        if ( couplingInterface.hasToReadIterationCheckpoint() )
+        {
+            //Read checkpoint
+            sol = sol_checkpoint;
+            freeFlowGridVariables->update(sol);
+            freeFlowGridVariables->advanceTimeStep();
+            //freeFlowGridVariables->init(sol);
+            couplingInterface.announceIterationCheckpointRead();
+        }
+        else // coupling successful
+        {
+          // write vtk output
+          freeFlowVtkWriter.write(1.0);
+        }
+
+    }
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // finalize, print dumux message to say goodbye
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    couplingInterface.finalize();
+
+    // print dumux end message
+    if (mpiHelper.rank() == 0)
+    {
+        Parameters::print();
+        DumuxMessage::print(/*firstCall=*/false);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+} // end main
+catch (Dumux::ParameterException &e)
+{
+    std::cerr << std::endl << e << " ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+catch (Dune::DGFException & e)
+{
+    std::cerr << "DGF exception thrown (" << e <<
+                 "). Most likely, the DGF file name is wrong "
+                 "or the DGF file is corrupted, "
+                 "e.g. missing hash at end of file or wrong number (dimensions) of entries."
+                 << " ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 2;
+}
+catch (Dune::Exception &e)
+{
+    std::cerr << "Dune reported error: " << e << " ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 3;
+}
+catch (...)
+{
+    std::cerr << "Unknown exception thrown! ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 4;
+}
diff --git a/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/main_pm-reversed.cc b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/main_pm-reversed.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a49cfbe3ceb5fc83ce4785e6049253e3bae854e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/main_pm-reversed.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,340 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 2 of the License, or       *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief A test problem for the coupled Stokes/Darcy problem (1p)
+ */
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <ctime>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <dune/common/parallel/mpihelper.hh>
+#include <dune/common/timer.hh>
+#include <dune/grid/io/file/dgfparser/dgfexception.hh>
+#include <dune/grid/io/file/vtk.hh>
+#include <dune/istl/io.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/common/math.hh>
+#include <dumux/common/properties.hh>
+#include <dumux/common/parameters.hh>
+#include <dumux/common/valgrind.hh>
+#include <dumux/common/dumuxmessage.hh>
+#include <dumux/common/defaultusagemessage.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/linear/amgbackend.hh>
+#include <dumux/nonlinear/newtonsolver.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/assembly/fvassembler.hh>
+#include <dumux/assembly/diffmethod.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/discretization/method.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/io/vtkoutputmodule.hh>
+#include <dumux/io/grid/gridmanager.hh>
+
+#include "pmproblem-reversed.hh"
+
+#include "../../precice-adapter/include/preciceadapter.hh"
+
+ /*!
+  * \brief Returns the pressure at the interface using Darcy's law for reconstruction
+  */
+ template<class Problem, class Element, class FVElementGeometry, class ElementVolumeVariables, class SubControlVolumeFace>
+ auto pressureAtInterface(const Problem& problem,
+                            const Element& element,
+                            const FVElementGeometry& fvGeometry,
+                            const ElementVolumeVariables& elemVolVars,
+                            const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf)
+ {
+     using Scalar = typename ElementVolumeVariables::VolumeVariables::PrimaryVariables::value_type;
+     const auto& volVars = elemVolVars[scvf.insideScvIdx()];
+
+     const Scalar boundaryFlux = problem.neumann(element, fvGeometry, elemVolVars, scvf);
+
+     // v = -K/mu * (gradP + rho*g)
+     auto velocity = scvf.unitOuterNormal();
+     velocity *= boundaryFlux; // TODO check sign
+
+    const Scalar ccPressure = volVars.pressure();
+    const Scalar mobility = volVars.mobility();
+    const Scalar density = volVars.density();
+    const auto K = volVars.permeability();
+
+    // v = -kr/mu*K * (gradP + rho*g) = -mobility*K * (gradP + rho*g)
+    const auto alpha = Dumux::vtmv( scvf.unitOuterNormal(), K, problem.gravity() );
+
+    auto distanceVector = scvf.center() - element.geometry().center();
+    distanceVector /= distanceVector.two_norm2();
+    const Scalar ti = Dumux::vtmv(distanceVector, K, scvf.unitOuterNormal());
+
+    return (1/mobility * (scvf.unitOuterNormal() * velocity) + density * alpha)/ti
+           + ccPressure;
+ }
+
+ template<class Problem, class GridVariables, class SolutionVector>
+ void setInterfacePressures(const Problem& problem,
+                            const GridVariables& gridVars,
+                            const SolutionVector& sol)
+ {
+   const auto& fvGridGeometry = problem.fvGridGeometry();
+   auto fvGeometry = localView(fvGridGeometry);
+   auto elemVolVars = localView(gridVars.curGridVolVars());
+
+   auto& couplingInterface = precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter::getInstance();
+   const auto pressureId = couplingInterface.getIdFromName( "Pressure" );
+
+   for (const auto& element : elements(fvGridGeometry.gridView()))
+   {
+     fvGeometry.bindElement(element);
+     elemVolVars.bindElement(element, fvGeometry, sol);
+
+     for (const auto& scvf : scvfs(fvGeometry))
+     {
+
+       if ( couplingInterface.isCoupledEntity( scvf.index() ) )
+       {
+         //TODO: What to do here?
+         const double p = pressureAtInterface(problem, element, fvGridGeometry, elemVolVars, scvf);
+         couplingInterface.writeScalarQuantityOnFace( pressureId, scvf.index(), p );
+       }
+     }
+   }
+
+ }
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) try
+{
+    using namespace Dumux;
+
+    // initialize MPI, finalize is done automatically on exit
+    const auto& mpiHelper = Dune::MPIHelper::instance(argc, argv);
+
+    // print dumux start message
+    if (mpiHelper.rank() == 0)
+        DumuxMessage::print(/*firstCall=*/true);
+
+    // parse command line arguments and input file
+    Parameters::init(argc, argv);
+
+    using DarcyTypeTag = Properties::TTag::DarcyOneP;
+
+    using DarcyGridManager = Dumux::GridManager<GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::Grid>>;
+    DarcyGridManager darcyGridManager;
+    darcyGridManager.init("Darcy"); // pass parameter group
+
+    // we compute on the leaf grid view
+    const auto& darcyGridView = darcyGridManager.grid().leafGridView();
+
+    // create the finite volume grid geometry
+    using DarcyFVGridGeometry = GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::FVGridGeometry>;
+    auto darcyFvGridGeometry = std::make_shared<DarcyFVGridGeometry>(darcyGridView);
+    darcyFvGridGeometry->update();
+
+    using DarcyProblem = GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::Problem>;
+    auto darcyProblem = std::make_shared<DarcyProblem>(darcyFvGridGeometry);
+
+    // the solution vector
+    GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::SolutionVector> sol;
+    sol.resize(darcyFvGridGeometry->numDofs());
+
+    // Initialize preCICE.Tell preCICE about:
+    // - Name of solver
+    // - What rank of how many ranks this instance is
+    // Configure preCICE. For now the config file is hardcoded.
+    //couplingInterface.createInstance( "darcy", mpiHelper.rank(), mpiHelper.size() );
+    std::string preciceConfigFilename = "precice-config.xml";
+    if (argc == 3)
+      preciceConfigFilename = argv[2];
+
+    auto& couplingInterface =
+        precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter::getInstance();
+    couplingInterface.announceSolver( "Darcy", preciceConfigFilename,
+                                      mpiHelper.rank(), mpiHelper.size() );
+
+    const int dim = couplingInterface.getDimensions();
+    std::cout << dim << "  " << int(DarcyFVGridGeometry::GridView::dimension) << std::endl;
+    if (dim != int(DarcyFVGridGeometry::GridView::dimension))
+        DUNE_THROW(Dune::InvalidStateException, "Dimensions do not match");
+
+    // GET mesh corodinates
+    const double xMin = getParamFromGroup<std::vector<double>>("Darcy", "Grid.Positions0")[0];
+    const double xMax = getParamFromGroup<std::vector<double>>("Darcy", "Grid.Positions0").back();
+    std::vector<double> coords; //( dim * vertexSize );
+    std::vector<int> coupledScvfIndices;
+
+    for (const auto& element : elements(darcyGridView))
+    {
+        auto fvGeometry = localView(*darcyFvGridGeometry);
+        fvGeometry.bindElement(element);
+
+        for (const auto& scvf : scvfs(fvGeometry))
+        {
+            static constexpr auto eps = 1e-7;
+            const auto& pos = scvf.center();
+            if (pos[1] > darcyFvGridGeometry->bBoxMax()[1] - eps)
+            {
+                if (pos[0] > xMin - eps && pos[0] < xMax + eps)
+                {
+                  coupledScvfIndices.push_back(scvf.index());
+                    for (const auto p : pos)
+                        coords.push_back(p);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    const auto numberOfPoints = coords.size() / dim;
+    const double preciceDt = couplingInterface.setMeshAndInitialize( "DarcyMesh",
+                                                                     numberOfPoints,
+                                                                     coords);
+    couplingInterface.createIndexMapping( coupledScvfIndices );
+
+    const auto velocityId = couplingInterface.announceQuantity( "Velocity" );
+    const auto pressureId = couplingInterface.announceQuantity( "Pressure" );
+
+    darcyProblem->updatePreciceDataIds();
+
+    darcyProblem->applyInitialSolution(sol);
+
+    // the grid variables
+    using DarcyGridVariables = GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::GridVariables>;
+    auto darcyGridVariables = std::make_shared<DarcyGridVariables>(darcyProblem, darcyFvGridGeometry);
+    darcyGridVariables->init(sol);
+
+    // intialize the vtk output module
+    const auto darcyName = getParam<std::string>("Problem.Name") + "_" + darcyProblem->name();
+
+    VtkOutputModule<DarcyGridVariables, GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::SolutionVector>> darcyVtkWriter(*darcyGridVariables, sol, darcyProblem->name());
+    using DarcyVelocityOutput = GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::VelocityOutput>;
+    darcyVtkWriter.addVelocityOutput(std::make_shared<DarcyVelocityOutput>(*darcyGridVariables));
+    GetPropType<DarcyTypeTag, Properties::IOFields>::initOutputModule(darcyVtkWriter);
+    darcyVtkWriter.write(0.0);
+
+
+    if ( couplingInterface.hasToWriteInitialData() )
+    {
+      //TODO
+      //couplingInterface.writeQuantityVector(velocityId);
+      setInterfacePressures( *darcyProblem, *darcyGridVariables, sol );
+      couplingInterface.writeScalarQuantityToOtherSolver( pressureId );
+      couplingInterface.announceInitialDataWritten();
+    }
+    couplingInterface.initializeData();
+
+    // the assembler for a stationary problem
+    using Assembler = FVAssembler<DarcyTypeTag, DiffMethod::numeric>;
+    auto assembler = std::make_shared<Assembler>(darcyProblem, darcyFvGridGeometry, darcyGridVariables);
+
+    // the linear solver
+    using LinearSolver = UMFPackBackend;
+    auto linearSolver = std::make_shared<LinearSolver>();
+
+    // the non-linear solver
+    using NewtonSolver = Dumux::NewtonSolver<Assembler, LinearSolver>;
+    NewtonSolver nonLinearSolver(assembler, linearSolver);
+
+    auto dt = preciceDt;
+    auto sol_checkpoint = sol;
+
+    while ( couplingInterface.isCouplingOngoing() )
+    {
+        if ( couplingInterface.hasToWriteIterationCheckpoint() )
+        {
+            //DO CHECKPOINTING
+            sol_checkpoint = sol;
+            couplingInterface.announceIterationCheckpointWritten();
+        }
+
+        // TODO
+        couplingInterface.readScalarQuantityFromOtherSolver( velocityId );
+        // For testing
+        {
+          const auto v = couplingInterface.getQuantityVector( velocityId );
+          const double sum = std::accumulate( v.begin(), v.end(), 0. );
+          std::cout << "Sum of fluxes over boundary to pm: \n" << sum << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        // solve the non-linear system
+        nonLinearSolver.solve(sol);
+        setInterfacePressures( *darcyProblem, *darcyGridVariables, sol );
+        couplingInterface.writeScalarQuantityToOtherSolver( pressureId );
+
+        const double preciceDt = couplingInterface.advance( dt );
+        dt = std::min( preciceDt, dt );
+
+        if ( couplingInterface.hasToReadIterationCheckpoint() )
+        {
+            //Read checkpoint
+            sol = sol_checkpoint;
+            darcyGridVariables->update(sol);
+            darcyGridVariables->advanceTimeStep();
+            //darcyGridVariables->init(sol);
+            couplingInterface.announceIterationCheckpointRead();
+        }
+        else // coupling successful
+        {
+          // write vtk output
+          darcyVtkWriter.write(1.0);
+        }
+
+    }
+    // write vtk output
+    darcyVtkWriter.write(1.0);
+
+    couplingInterface.finalize();
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // finalize, print dumux message to say goodbye
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    // print dumux end message
+    if (mpiHelper.rank() == 0)
+    {
+        Parameters::print();
+        DumuxMessage::print(/*firstCall=*/false);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+} // end main
+catch (Dumux::ParameterException &e)
+{
+    std::cerr << std::endl << e << " ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 1;
+}
+catch (Dune::DGFException & e)
+{
+    std::cerr << "DGF exception thrown (" << e <<
+                 "). Most likely, the DGF file name is wrong "
+                 "or the DGF file is corrupted, "
+                 "e.g. missing hash at end of file or wrong number (dimensions) of entries."
+                 << " ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 2;
+}
+catch (Dune::Exception &e)
+{
+    std::cerr << "Dune reported error: " << e << " ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 3;
+}
+catch (...)
+{
+    std::cerr << "Unknown exception thrown! ---> Abort!" << std::endl;
+    return 4;
+}
diff --git a/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/params.input b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/params.input
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c0fa10ab8a8eadbe9163164568179b5e75dabf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/params.input
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+
+
+[FreeFlow.Grid]
+Verbosity = true
+Positions0 = 0.0 1.0
+Positions1 = 1.0 2.0
+Cells0 = 20
+Cells1 = 100
+Grading1 = 1
+
+[Darcy.Grid]
+Verbosity = true
+Positions0 = 0.0 1.0
+Positions1 = 0.0 1.0
+Cells0 = 20
+Cells1 = 20
+Grading1 = 1
+
+[FreeFlow.Problem]
+Name = stokes
+PressureDifference = 1e-9
+EnableInertiaTerms = false
+
+[Darcy.Problem]
+Name = darcy
+InitialP = 0.0e-9
+
+[Darcy.SpatialParams]
+Permeability = 1e-6 # m^2
+Porosity = 0.4
+AlphaBeaversJoseph = 1.0
+
+[Problem]
+Name = ex_ff-pm-interface
+EnableGravity = false
+
+[Vtk]
+AddVelocity = 1
diff --git a/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/pmproblem-reversed.hh b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/pmproblem-reversed.hh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1dd752fc022e2847dbe0f4240002db13938a5d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appl/coupling-ff-pm/iterative-reversed/pmproblem-reversed.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+// -*- mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+// vi: set et ts=4 sw=4 sts=4:
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *   See the file COPYING for full copying permissions.                      *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 2 of the License, or       *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                     *
+ *                                                                           *
+ *   This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.   *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+ * \file
+ *
+ * \brief The porous medium flow sub problem
+ */
+#ifndef DUMUX_DARCY_SUBPROBLEM_HH
+#define DUMUX_DARCY_SUBPROBLEM_HH
+
+#ifndef ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+#define ENABLEMONOLITHIC 0
+#endif
+
+#include <dune/grid/yaspgrid.hh>
+
+//****** uncomment for the last exercise *****//
+// #include <dumux/io/grid/subgridgridcreator.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/discretization/cctpfa.hh>
+
+#include <dumux/porousmediumflow/1p/model.hh>
+#include <dumux/porousmediumflow/problem.hh>
+
+#include "1pspatialparams.hh"
+
+#include <dumux/material/components/simpleh2o.hh>
+#include <dumux/material/fluidsystems/1pliquid.hh>
+
+#include "../../precice-adapter/include/preciceadapter.hh"
+
+namespace Dumux
+{
+template <class TypeTag>
+class DarcySubProblem;
+
+namespace Properties
+{
+// Create new type tags
+namespace TTag {
+struct DarcyOneP { using InheritsFrom = std::tuple<OneP, CCTpfaModel>; };
+} // end namespace TTag
+
+// Set the problem property
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct Problem<TypeTag, TTag::DarcyOneP> { using type = Dumux::DarcySubProblem<TypeTag>; };
+
+// the fluid system
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct FluidSystem<TypeTag, TTag::DarcyOneP>
+{
+    using Scalar = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>;
+    using type = FluidSystems::OnePLiquid<Scalar, Dumux::Components::SimpleH2O<Scalar> > ;
+};
+
+// Set the grid type
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct Grid<TypeTag, TTag::DarcyOneP>
+{
+    static constexpr auto dim = 2;
+    using Scalar = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>;
+    using TensorGrid = Dune::YaspGrid<2, Dune::TensorProductCoordinates<Scalar, dim> >;
+
+//****** comment out for the last exercise *****//
+    using type = TensorGrid;
+
+//****** uncomment for the last exercise *****//
+    // using HostGrid = TensorGrid;
+    // using type = Dune::SubGrid<dim, HostGrid>;
+};
+
+template<class TypeTag>
+struct SpatialParams<TypeTag, TTag::DarcyOneP> {
+    using type = OnePSpatialParams<GetPropType<TypeTag, FVGridGeometry>, GetPropType<TypeTag, Scalar>>;
+};
+
+} // end namespace Properties
+
+/*!
+ * \brief The porous medium flow sub problem
+ */
+template <class TypeTag>
+class DarcySubProblem : public PorousMediumFlowProblem<TypeTag>
+{
+    using ParentType = PorousMediumFlowProblem<TypeTag>;
+    using GridView = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::GridView>;
+    using Scalar = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::Scalar>;
+    using PrimaryVariables = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::PrimaryVariables>;
+    using NumEqVector = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::NumEqVector>;
+    using BoundaryTypes = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::BoundaryTypes>;
+    using VolumeVariables = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::VolumeVariables>;
+    using FVElementGeometry = typename GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::FVGridGeometry>::LocalView;
+    using SubControlVolume = typename FVElementGeometry::SubControlVolume;
+    using SubControlVolumeFace = typename FVElementGeometry::SubControlVolumeFace;
+    using FVGridGeometry = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::FVGridGeometry>;
+
+    using Indices = typename GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::ModelTraits>::Indices;
+
+    using Element = typename GridView::template Codim<0>::Entity;
+    using GlobalPosition = typename Element::Geometry::GlobalCoordinate;
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    using CouplingManager = GetPropType<TypeTag, Properties::CouplingManager>;
+#endif
+
+public:
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    DarcySubProblem(std::shared_ptr<const FVGridGeometry> fvGridGeometry,
+                   std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> couplingManager)
+    : ParentType(fvGridGeometry, "Darcy"), eps_(1e-7), couplingManager_(couplingManager)
+#else
+DarcySubProblem(std::shared_ptr<const FVGridGeometry> fvGridGeometry)
+    : ParentType(fvGridGeometry, "Darcy"), eps_(1e-7),
+      couplingInterface_(precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter::getInstance() ),
+      pressureId_(0),
+      velocityId_(0),
+      dataIdsWereSet_(false)
+#endif
+    {}
+
+    /*!
+     * \name Simulation steering
+     */
+    // \{
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return the temperature within the domain in [K].
+     *
+     */
+    Scalar temperature() const
+    { return 273.15 + 10; } // 10°C
+    // \}
+
+    /*!
+     * \name Boundary conditions
+     */
+    // \{
+
+    /*!
+      * \brief Specifies which kind of boundary condition should be
+      *        used for which equation on a given boundary control volume.
+      *
+      * \param element The element
+      * \param scvf The boundary sub control volume face
+      */
+    BoundaryTypes boundaryTypes(const Element &element, const SubControlVolumeFace &scvf) const
+    {
+        BoundaryTypes values;
+
+        // set Neumann BCs to all boundaries first
+        values.setAllNeumann();
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+        // set the coupling boundary condition at the interface
+        if (couplingManager().isCoupledEntity(CouplingManager::darcyIdx, scvf))
+            values.setAllCouplingNeumann();
+#endif
+        return values;
+    }
+
+        /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the boundary conditions for a Dirichlet control volume.
+     *
+     * \param element The element for which the Dirichlet boundary condition is set
+     * \param scvf The boundary subcontrolvolumeface
+     *
+     * For this method, the \a values parameter stores primary variables.
+     */
+    PrimaryVariables dirichlet(const Element &element, const SubControlVolumeFace &scvf) const
+    {
+        // set p = 0 at the bottom
+        PrimaryVariables values(0.0);
+        values = initial(element);
+
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the boundary conditions for a Neumann control volume.
+     *
+     * \param element The element for which the Neumann boundary condition is set
+     * \param fvGeomentry The fvGeometry
+     * \param elemVolVars The element volume variables
+     * \param scvf The boundary sub control volume face
+     *
+     * For this method, the \a values variable stores primary variables.
+     */
+    template<class ElementVolumeVariables>
+    NumEqVector neumann(const Element& element,
+                        const FVElementGeometry& fvGeometry,
+                        const ElementVolumeVariables& elemVolVars,
+                        const SubControlVolumeFace& scvf) const
+    {
+        // no-flow everywhere ...
+        NumEqVector values(0.0);
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+        // ... except at the coupling interface
+        if (couplingManager().isCoupledEntity(CouplingManager::darcyIdx, scvf))
+            values[Indices::conti0EqIdx] = couplingManager().couplingData().massCouplingCondition(element, fvGeometry, elemVolVars, scvf);
+#else
+        assert( dataIdsWereSet_ );
+        const auto faceId = scvf.index();
+        if ( couplingInterface_.isCoupledEntity(faceId) )
+        {
+//          const Scalar density = 1000.;
+          //values[Indices::conti0EqIdx] = density * couplingInterface_.getScalarQuantityOnFace( velocityId_, faceId );
+          const Scalar facePressure = couplingInterface_.getScalarQuantityOnFace( pressureId_, faceId );
+
+          const Scalar ccPressure = volVars.pressure();
+          const Scalar mobility = volVars.mobility();
+          const Scalar density = volVars.density();
+          const auto K = volVars.permeability();
+
+          // v = -kr/mu*K * (gradP + rho*g) = -mobility*K * (gradP + rho*g)
+          const auto alpha = Dumux::vtmv( scvf.unitOuterNormal(), K, problem.gravity() );
+
+          values[Indices::conti0EqIdx] = density * ;
+        }
+#endif
+        return values;
+    }
+
+    // \}
+
+    /*!
+     * \name Volume terms
+     */
+    // \{
+    /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the source term for all phases within a given
+     *        sub-control-volume.
+     *
+     * \param element The element for which the source term is set
+     * \param fvGeomentry The fvGeometry
+     * \param elemVolVars The element volume variables
+     * \param scv The subcontrolvolume
+     */
+    template<class ElementVolumeVariables>
+    NumEqVector source(const Element &element,
+                       const FVElementGeometry& fvGeometry,
+                       const ElementVolumeVariables& elemVolVars,
+                       const SubControlVolume &scv) const
+    { return NumEqVector(0.0); }
+
+    // \}
+
+    /*!
+     * \brief Evaluate the initial value for a control volume.
+     *
+     * \param element The element
+     *
+     * For this method, the \a priVars parameter stores primary
+     * variables.
+     */
+    PrimaryVariables initial(const Element &element) const
+    {
+        static const Scalar p = getParamFromGroup<Scalar>(this->paramGroup(), "Problem.InitialP");
+        return PrimaryVariables(p);
+    }
+
+    // \}
+
+#if !ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    void updatePreciceDataIds()
+    {
+      pressureId_ = couplingInterface_.getIdFromName( "Pressure" );
+      velocityId_ = couplingInterface_.getIdFromName( "Velocity" );
+      dataIdsWereSet_ = true;
+    }
+#endif
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    //! Get the coupling manager
+    const CouplingManager& couplingManager() const
+    { return *couplingManager_; }
+#endif
+
+private:
+    bool onLeftBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[0] < this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[0] + eps_; }
+
+    bool onRightBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[0] > this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[0] - eps_; }
+
+    bool onLowerBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[1] < this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMin()[1] + eps_; }
+
+    bool onUpperBoundary_(const GlobalPosition &globalPos) const
+    { return globalPos[1] > this->fvGridGeometry().bBoxMax()[1] - eps_; }
+
+    Scalar eps_;
+
+#if ENABLEMONOLITHIC
+    std::shared_ptr<CouplingManager> couplingManager_;
+#else
+   precice_adapter::PreciceAdapter& couplingInterface_;
+   size_t pressureId_;
+   size_t velocityId_;
+   bool dataIdsWereSet_;
+
+#endif
+};
+} //end namespace
+
+#endif //DUMUX_DARCY_SUBPROBLEM_HH