Recent Developments and Open Problems in Composites Materials Manufacturing

The aim of this chapter is to provide a summary of the main results of the porous media theory that can be obtained rigorously moving from the principles of continuum mechanics. As a by product, we make an effort to put in an unique framework equations and notations that are used in the mathematical as well engineering literature, stressing the assumptions that lead to the different models. The presentation is mainly intended for an engineering audience, so that the mathematical formalism is kept at a minimum