Why doesn't the stagnation temperature change in a stator?

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In a rotary compressor, stagnation pressure and temperature increase in the rotor stage due to energy addition. However, in the stator stage, stagnation temperature remains constant while stagnation pressure decreases. This loss in stagnation pressure does not lead to an increase in stagnation temperature, as classical gas law indicates that a reduction in pressure results in a temperature decrease. The flow in the stator is adiabatic, meaning there is no mechanism to increase total temperature. Although viscous dissipation can occur, its effect on overall enthalpy is minimal, and total temperature remains constant under adiabatic conditions.
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I am studying the rotary compressor and I have understood that the stagnation pressure and stagnation temperature both increase in the rotor stage (as energy is being added). I also read that in the stator stage the stagnation temperature remains a constant but there is loss of stagnation pressure. If there is a loss in stagnation pressure in the stator, shouldn't the stagnation temperature increase (I am guessing here that the stagnation pressure loss is converted into heat)?
 
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Without seeing reference source, it is difficult to evaluate that statement. By the classical gas law formula, a reduction in stagnation pressure results in a reduction in stagnation temperature, not an increase.
 
The flow is adiabatic in the stator stage, so there is no mechanism for increasing total temperature. In a compressible flow, there is a mechanism for viscous dissipation in the boundary layer that can dissipate some of the enthalpy, leading to what is called a recovery temperature, but this is a very minor effect compared to the overall enthalpy in the flow and is most important when trying to predict or calculate heat transfer rates into the surface. Otherwise, in general, the total temperature remains constant as long as the flow is adiabatic in that region.
 
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