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

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

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

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
Feed pump is employed to supplement natural circulation in water wall type furnace
Water is converted into steam in one. Pass without any recirculation
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

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Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
The function of an eccentric rod is

To provide reciprocating motion to the slide valve
To convert reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion of the crank
To provide simple harmonic motion to the D-slide valve
To convert rotary motion of the crankshaft into to and fro motion of the valve rod

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