Steam Boilers, Engines, Nozzles and Turbines
The function of a piston in a steam engine is

To guide motion of the piston rod and to prevent it from bending
To convert heat energy of the steam into mechanical work id) to exhaust steam from the cylinder at proper moment
To transfer motion from the piston to the cross-head
None of these

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

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

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