ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the functional logic and configuration of all types of flow meters that led to the conclusion of the existence of a unity of both basic analytical bases defining the flow rate and the basic structural schemes of flow meters. By starting with this essential observation that these bases are unitary for both the "analysis" and "synthesis" of flow meters, the authors reached the logical conclusion that the "classification" of flow meters requires the same unitary method of investigation. The chapter discusess the following topics: Elaboration and presentation of the flow meters reference matrix, Elaboration and presentation of the unitary analysis/synthesis and classification of flow meters (UASCF) method and Practical implementation of the UASCF method. The two modes for using the final stage of implementing the UASCF method are as follows: analysis of the flow meters configuration, and synthesis configuration of new types of flow meters.
