
Corrosion in cooling water systems

PRACTICALITIES
Locations: TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium, Wingepark 41, 3110 Rotselaar
Trainers: Jo Savelkoul & Luc Huysmans
Timing: 3 & 4 March 2026
Investment: €1250 (excl. VAT)
Language: Dutch
About the training
This in‑depth 2‑day training provides professionals with the knowledge and tools to prevent corrosion and fouling in industrial cooling water systems. Participants will learn best practices in water treatment, system monitoring, and operational optimization enabling safer, more reliable, and more efficient installations.
What you will learn
- Cooling water systems and heat exchanger fundamentals
- Critical cooling system parameters and how to control them
- Fouling mechanisms & anti‑fouling chemical programs
- Types of fouling: crystallization, scaling, biological fouling and more
- Corrosion mechanisms, inhibitors & conditioning strategies
- Biological growth control & biocide management
- Practical approaches to monitoring system health
About the trainers

Jo Savelkoul has spent many years working on the development of water treatment programs, monitoring and test methods for cooling water and on the mitigation of corrosion in industrial steam systems. He has published several papers on these topics. He has been a member of the Dutch NEN (National Standardization Institute), NCC(Netherlands Corrosion Centre) and International ISO taskforces for various activities in the field of Industrial water treatment.

Luc Huysmans has been 41 years active in industrial water treatment including: 28 years at GE Water & Process Technologies N.V. as Product Manager and Technology Manager and 13 years at Novochem Water Treatment B.V. as Technical Marketing Manager.
He is a former member of working groups Legionella, AquaNetherlands, Cooling Water Project Industry and BATCooling.