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C. Appendix, Cooling Flow Rate Thus, the cross-sectional area of the display's enclosure is 0.0022 m 2 . Calculation of ? is immediate: 1 m/s

L. Dispositif-doitêtredoitêtre-portable, L'interface tactile doitêtredoitêtre légère et de petites dimensions Une petite surface tactile permettra un balayage rapide. Ceci est essentiel afin de pouvoir prendre des décisions rapides au moment des déplacements. Il estégalementestégalement important que le dispositif soit d'un encombrement réduit et très discret

D. La-figure, 5(a) compare les performances analytiques (trait continue) et expérimentales (trait pointillé) du ressort proposé pour une déformation maximale de 10 mm. Dans les deux cas, simulation et expérimentation, on considère que l'ensemble de ce matériau est dans une phase unique, i.e, et 105 ? C), p.85

D. La-figure, 5(b) présente une représentation phénoménologique du comportement du ressort dans l'espace force-déformation-température. Nos observations expérimentales ont montré qu'audeì a de 105 ? C, le comportement force-déformation du ressortétaitressortétait pratiquement constant