For a counter-current heat exchanger the clean overall heat transfer coefficient is 500 W/m2.K and the overall fouling factor is 0.00035 m2 K/W. What will be the value of the design overall heat transfer coefficient:

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For a counter-current heat exchanger the clean overall heat transfer coefficient is 500 W/m2.K and the overall fouling factor is 0.00035 m2 K/W. What will be the value of the design overall heat transfer coefficient: