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One problem will be your stat array because you need 13 Dex and 13 Int to pull this off. That alone would deter me from a build like this. Plus the huge feat tax just to get whirlwind attack which you'll rarely use when you could instead get furious focus and weapon focus/specialization which you'll always use.
Aside from that, whirlwind is a pretty bad tactic. From a tactical standpoint it's better to focus all your attacks on a single opponent to take him out quickly rather than spreading the pain. Not to mention enemies have to surround you for it to come into play. However, this could prove mildly effective if you paired this build with a fireball slingling wizard or bomber alchemist and either got fire resistance items.
As far as weapons, your only hope for damage would be crits so I'd stick with the falchion and Lunge. Plus pick up weapon spec. and greater weapon spec. at levels 11 and 12.
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Wow cool dwarf racial feats. I would try something like this:
1. Power Attack
1. Cleave
2. goblin cleaver
3. orc hewer
4. weapon focus
5. weapon spec.
6. great cleave
7. cleaving finish
8. furious focus
9. improve cleaving finish
10. lunge
11. cleave through
12. greater weapon focus
13. greater weapon spec.
14+ shouldn't matter too much lol
I don't favor critical feats because I usually slap on keen asap and usually after a critical hit your foes die so the status' they apply don't really matter. That's the same reason I don't favor feats that sacrifice power attack damage for status effects. Why get fancy when you can just kill them lol? I would go with Two-Hander or Weapon Master archetype because as a dwarf the vanilla fighter's armor training is pretty pointless.
Why not go with the Mobile Fighter archetype? Check out the level 20 capstone ability. If you do this, you can spend your feats a bit more wisely (instead of wasting on all of the cleaves) to up your damage by weapon focus/specialization/crits/debuffs.
I'd get cleave for early levels, then train out of it for WW attack because Cleave is great against the little mooks and whatnot at early levels, but it really drops off in effectiveness as you level up.
Well, YOU did build out to 20 in your OP so that's why I brought up that little tidbit.
I always build to 20, but I like to have my plans laid out ahead of time. There are some pretty good abilities/perks for the mobile fighter other than the capstone though. I've just never been a fan of the cleaves for the levels above 10 or so, if you think you won't be getting above that then seriously think about not going so deep into cleaving, you will regret it. The blasters in the group will clean up the mooks much more effectively with their AOE spells which do a ton more damage anyhow, you should really be concentrating (as a fighter) on mobility and damage to single targets in my opinion. That's the other reason I said mobile fighter, you get bonuses to movement (another 10 feet) and you can move/attack with the level 11 Rapid Attack. If you want just damage, then I recommend going the 2H fighter route.
My last piece of advice is to just have fun though, I may be biased against the cleaving, but if that's what you want to do then go for it and have fun doing it!
Using whirlwind attack prevents you from getting any bonus attacks from any other source.