Seal assembly

A seal assembly comprising:

• first and second components;
• a seal arranged between the first and second components to seal a secondary flow region from a primary flow region;
• and
• an exit recess portion provided on a surface of the one of the first and second components and arranged between the seal and the primary flow region, the exit recess portion further being arranged to receive flow from the secondary flow region and shed flow to the primary flow region,
• wherein the exit recess portion is a continuous curve extending transverse to the secondary flow region and configured to promote an exit flow feature within the exit recess portion, the exit flow feature flowing with a portion of the exit flow feature adjacent to the primary flow region and the portion of the exit flow feature being shed to the primary flow region in substantially the same direction as the flow in the primary flow region.