Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
The cylinder dimensions of a compound engine may be designed on the basis of

Equal temperature drop in each cylinder for economy of steam
All of these
Equal initial piston loads on all pistons for obtaining same size of piston rod, connecting rod etc. for all cylinders
Equal power developed in each cylinder for uniform turning moment

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Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
The function of a piston rod is

To convert heat energy of the steam into mechanical work
To guide motion of the piston rod and to prevent it from bending
To transfer motion from the piston to the cross head
To exhaust steam from the cylinder at proper moment

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Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
In natural circulation type boiler,

Heating takes place at bottom and the water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and hot water which rise to drum
Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
Water is supplied in drum and through down comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
Water is converted into steam in one. Pass without any recirculation

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