COn is the normalised value that has been calculated from the measured CO reading.

Example:

measured CO = 40ppm (COm)

measured O2 = 5.5% (O2m)

local regulation requires normalisation to 3% O2. (O2r)

COn = COm x (20.0 minus O2r) / (20.9 minus O2m)

COn = 40 x (20.9 minus 3) / (20.9 minus 5.5) = 40 x 17.9 /15.4 = 46.5ppmn

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