Gérard C. Nihous

Associate Professor

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), wave energy, methane hydrates, ocean carbon sequestration

ResearchGate profile

Journal Publications

Nihous, G.C. (2018). “A preliminary investigation of the effect of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) effluent discharge options on global OTEC resources,” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, doi:10.3390/jmse6010025, 10 p.

Jia, Y., Nihous, G.C. and Rajagopalan, K. (2018). “An evaluation of the large-scale implementation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) using an ocean general circulation model with low-complexity atmospheric feedback effects,” Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, doi:10.3390/jmse6010012, 28 p.

Rajagopalan, K. and Nihous, G.C. (2016). “Study of the force coefficients on plates using an open source numerical wave tank,” Ocean Engineering, Vol. 118, pp. 187-203.

Nihous, G.C. (2016). “Notes on hydrostatic pressure,” Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Vol. 2, pp. 105-109.

Nihous, G.C. (2014). “The Method of Imbedded Lagrangian Element to estimate wave power absorption by some submerged devices,” Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol. 13, pp. 134-142.

Nihous, G.C. (2014). “Maximum wave power absorption by slender bodies of arbitrary cross sections in oblique seas,” Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 47, pp. 17-27.

Rajagopalan, K. and Nihous, G.C. (2014). “Predictions of water-column properties under widespread artificial upwelling scenarios in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre using an ocean general circulation model,” Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 285-304.

Rajagopalan, K. and Nihous, G.C. (2013). “An assessment of global Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion resources under broad geographical constraints,” Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 5, 063124, 11 p.

Nihous, G.C. (2013). “Maximum wave power absorption by flexible line attenuators,” Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 43, pp. 68-70.

Rajagopalan, K. and Nihous, G.C. (2013). “An assessment of global Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) resources with a high-resolution Ocean General Circulation Model,” Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 135, 041202, 9 p.

Rajagopalan, K. and G.C. Nihous,(2013). Estimates of global Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) resources using an Ocean General Circulation Model, Renewable Energy, 50, 532-540.

Jia, Y., Nihous, G.C., and Richards, K.J. (2012). “Effects of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion systems on near and far field seawater properties – A case study for Hawaii,” Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 4, 063104, doi: 10.1063/1.4766820, 13 p.

Nihous, G.C. (2012). Wave power extraction by arbitrary arrays of non-diffracting oscillating water columns, Journal of Ocean Engineering, 51, 94-105.

Nihous, G.C.,(2011). A discussion of endoreversible engines at maximum output, Fundamental Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering, 1(2), 73-81, published online at http://www.frdint.com/

Nihous, G.C.(2011). Assessment of the evolution of water-column stratification following the hypothetical implementation of widespread controlled upwelling in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, 9(3), 175-189.

Nihous, G.C. and M. Gauthier:(2011) Chapter 2: Énergie thermique des mers : une perspective historique in “Énergie thermique, houlogénération et technologies de conversion et de transport des énergies marines renouvelables,” B. Multon ed., Séries EGEM, Hermès-Science/Lavoisier Pub., ISBN 10: 2746238039, 71-109,(in French).

Nihous, G.C. and M. Gauthier: (2011) Chapter 12: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion : a historical perspective: in “Marine Renewable Energy Handbook,” B. Multon ed., ISTE, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 9781848213326, 367-401.

Nihous, G.C. (2011). Gulf of Mexico aftermath, Nature Geoscience, 4, 141-142, doi: 10.1038/ngeo1098.

Nihous, G.C., “Mapping available Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion resources around the main Hawaiian Islands with state-of-the-art tools,” Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2, 043104,doi:10.1063/1.3463051, 9 p., 2010.

Yoza, B.A., Nihous, G.C., Takahashi, T.K., Golmen, L.G., War, J.C., Otsuka, K., Ouchi, K., and S.M. Masutani, “Deep Ocean Water Resources in the 21st Century,” Marine Technology Society Journal, 44(3), 80-87, 2010.

Nihous, G.C., “Notes on the temperature dependence of carbon isotope fractionation by aerobic CH4 oxydizing bacteria,” Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 46(2), 133-140, 2010.

Nihous, G.C., “A Combinatorial Proof of a Novel Binomial Identity,” The Mathematical Scientist, 35, 54-56, 2010.

Nihous, G.C., K. Kuroda, J.R. Lobos-González, R.J. Kurasaki, and S.M. Masutani, “An analysis of gas hydrate dissociation in the presence of thermodynamic inhibitors,” Chemical Engineering Science, 65, 1748-1761, 2010.

Nihous, G.C., “A generalization of the Monty Hall Problem,” The Mathematical Scientist, 34, 94-98, 2009.

Nihous, G.C., “Axisymmetric Large Eddy Simulation of a Circular Source of Buoyancy,” International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 30, 1980-1986, 2009.

Nihous, G.C., C.K. Kinoshita and S.M. Masutani, “A determination of the activity of water in water-alcohol mixtures using Mobile Order Thermodynamics,” Chemical Engineering Science, 64(11), 2767-2771, 2009.

Nihous, G.C., “Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) and derivative technologies: Status of development and prospects,” invited contribution, IEA-OES 2008 Annual Report, 45-49, 2009.