Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
Blow off cock in a boiler is used to

Empty the boiler when required and to discharge the mud, scale or sediments which are accumulated at the bottom of the boiler
Control the flow of steam from the boiler to the main pipe and to shut off the steam completely when required
Increase the temperature of saturated steam without raising its pressure
Put off fire in the furnace of the boiler when the level of water in the boiler falls to an unsafe limit

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Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
When the inlet pressure of steam is equal to the exit pressure, then

Fluid flows through the nozzle
There is a pressure drop in the nozzle
Pressure drops and fluid flows through the nozzle
There is no pressure drop and fluid does not flow through the nozzle

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Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
For a Parson's reaction turbine, if α₁ and α₂ are fixed blade angles at inlet and exit respectively and β₁ and β₂ are the moving blade angles at entrance and exit respectively, then

α₁ < β₁ and α₂ > β₂
α₁ = β₂ and β₁ = α₂
α₁ = β₁ and α₂= β₂
α₁ = α₂ and β₁ = β₂

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