Steel & Metallurgy
Furnace cooling, quench systems and dust-laden gas coolers built for the hardest environments in industry.
What This Sector
Demands
Dolphin Group is an ADNOC-approved, ICV+ certified manufacturer of ASME Section VIII Div.1 and TEMA Class C furnace cooling elements, water-cooled panels and gas coolers for steel and aluminium producers. Operating from its Mussafah, Abu Dhabi facility for over 40 years, it refurbishes abrasion- and thermal-shock-rated cooling equipment worldwide.
Thermal shock cycling
Furnace cooling circuits cycle violently with every heat; weld quality and water chemistry decide element life. A weld that would hold under steady-state duty can still crack under repeated furnace-heat cycling if it is not engineered for the shock.
Abrasive, dust-laden gas
Process gas coolers erode from the inside; geometry and material must be chosen for wear, not just duty. A cooler sized only for thermal performance and not for erosion will wear through well before its rated life.
Continuous casting uptime
Mould and machine cooling failures stop casting instantly — redundancy and fast exchange matter, since there is no graceful degradation once a cooling circuit fails on the casting line.
What We Deliver for
Steel & Metallurgy
The specific heat exchange equipment and services we design, fabricate and maintain for this sector.
Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers
TEMA-compliant, ASME U-stamped shell & tube heat exchangers designed, fabricated and tested in Abu Dhabi — the workhorse of process heat exchange, built for service worldwide.
Plate Heat Exchangers
Gasketed, brazed and welded plate heat exchangers delivering maximum heat exchange in minimum footprint — supplied, serviced and regasketed in the UAE.
Heat Exchanger Maintenance & Overhaul
Complete inspection, repair and overhaul of heat exchangers — workshop or site, planned or emergency — by the team that builds them.
Proven in Steel & Metallurgy
Real outcomes from real steel & metallurgy projects — not catalogue claims.
EAF cooling circuit refurbishment
Water-cooled panel and exchanger package refurbished during a planned mill outage.
ADNOC-approved, ICV+ certified
Qualified to the procurement standards ADNOC group companies require, with in-country value that scores directly on steel and metallurgy producer tenders. Dolphin Group is one of roughly 70 ICV+ certified companies in the UAE, a distinction that separates us from vendors offering price alone.
Engineered for thermal shock and abrasion
Weld quality, water chemistry and wear-resistant geometry are engineered at Mussafah for furnace cycling and dust-laden gas — not just steady-state duty. A weld that would hold under steady-state service can still crack under repeated furnace-heat cycling, so it is engineered against the shock from the start.
Why Steel & Metallurgy
Operators Choose Dolphin
ADNOC-approved, ICV+ certified
Qualified to the procurement standards ADNOC group companies require, with in-country value that scores directly on steel and metallurgy producer tenders. Dolphin Group is one of roughly 70 ICV+ certified companies in the UAE, a distinction that separates us from vendors offering price alone.
Engineered for thermal shock and abrasion
Weld quality, water chemistry and wear-resistant geometry are engineered at Mussafah for furnace cycling and dust-laden gas — not just steady-state duty. A weld that would hold under steady-state service can still crack under repeated furnace-heat cycling, so it is engineered against the shock from the start.
40+ years of continuous-operation refurbishment
Four decades of refurbishing cooling circuits during planned mill outages inform every furnace cooling element and gas cooler we build for steel service. An EAF cooling circuit refurbishment — water-cooled panels and exchangers together — was completed inside a planned mill outage window.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We design and fabricate to ASME Section VIII Div.1 alongside TEMA Class C for furnace cooling elements, water-cooled panels and gas coolers.
Yes. An EAF cooling circuit refurbishment package — water-cooled panels and exchangers — was completed during a planned mill outage.
Weld quality and water chemistry are engineered against the violent cycling every furnace heat imposes, since these decide element life.
Yes. Geometry and material are selected for wear resistance, not just thermal duty, since dust-laden gas erodes coolers from the inside.
Yes. We engineer mould and machine cooling equipment with redundancy and fast-exchange capability in mind, since a failure stops casting instantly.
Yes. Plate and shell & tube exchangers are supplied alongside furnace cooling elements and gas coolers for steel and aluminium producers.
Yes. Dolphin Group is ADNOC-approved and ICV+ certified — one of roughly 70 ICV+ certified companies in the UAE.
Send your datasheet, TEMA sheet or existing unit nameplate details through our RFQ form or to connect@dolphin.ae — we typically respond within two working days.
Talk to Our Steel & Metallurgy Engineering Team
Tell us about your duty requirements — our engineers will help you find the right heat exchange solution and get you a quote.