| CPC F01D 11/10 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |

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1. A turbine engine comprising:
a rotor;
a stator;
a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly comprising a seal segment, the seal segment having a seal face configured to form a fluid bearing with the rotor, wherein a lift channel extends within the seal segment from an opening on the seal face; and
a spring assembly disposed within the lift channel, the spring assembly including a biasing element and a piston element coupled to the biasing element, wherein the lift channel includes a lift volume portion extending between the opening and the piston element, and wherein the piston element is movable within the lift channel based on a pressure within the fluid bearing to adjust a size of the lift volume portion, wherein the lift channel extends between a radially inner surface and an annular side surface, and wherein the biasing element extends between a first end coupled to the annular side surface and a second end coupled to the piston element.
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