A turbine engine comprising:
- a turbine engine body having a turbine chamber;
- a first shaft mounted in said turbine engine body, said first shaft having a first longitudinal axis, and a first shaft passageway, and a second shaft passageway;
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- a first turbine rotor mounted on said first shaft and within said turbine chamber, said first turbine rotor having a first portion having a first circumferential perimeter, a second portion having a second circumferential perimeter, a first plane of rotation that is perpendicular to said shaft longitudinal axis, a first radial surface that is parallel to said plane of rotation, a plurality of first rotor passageways that are in communication with said first shaft passageway, a plurality of second rotor passageways that are in communication with said second shaft passageway, a plurality of first nozzles that are mounted on said first circumferential perimeter, each of which first nozzles having a first nozzle longitudinal axis and being in communication with one of said first rotor passageways and discharging into a first intermediate chamber, a plurality of second nozzles that are mounted on said first radial surface, each of which second nozzles having a second nozzle longitudinal axis and being in communication with one of said second rotor passageways and discharging into a second intermediate chamber, a plurality of third nozzles that are mounted on said second circumferential perimeter, and each of which third nozzles having a third nozzle longitudinal axis and being in communication with said second intermediate chamber and discharging into said turbine chamber;
- a second shaft mounted on said turbine engine body, said second shaft having a second longitudinal axis that is coincident with said first longitudinal axis, a third shaft passageway, and a fourth shift passageway;
- a second turbine rotor mounted on said second shaft and within said turbine chamber, said second turbine rotor having a third portion having a circumferential perimeter, a second plane of rotation that is perpendicular to said second shaft longitudinal axis, a second radial surface that is parallel to said second plane of rotation, a third radial surface that is parallel to said second plane of rotation, a plurality of third rotor passageways that are in communication with said third shaft passageway, a plurality of fourth rotor passageways that are in communication with said fourth shaft passageway, a plurality of fourth nozzles that are mounted on said third circumferential perimeter, each of which fourth nozzles having a fourth nozzle longitudinal axis and being in communication with said first intermediate chamber and discharging into said second intermediate chamber, a plurality of fifth nozzles that are mounted on said second radial surface, each of which fifth nozzles having a fifth nozzle longitudinal axis and being in communication with one of said third rotor passageways and discharging into said first intermediate chamber, a plurality of sixth nozzles that are mounted on said third radial surface, each of which sixth nozzles having a sixth nozzle longitudinal axis and being in communication with one of said fourth rotor passageways and discharging into said second intermediate chamber.