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A time-distributed order fractional continuity model is proposed to simulate the rotating electro-osmotic slip flow of generalized Maxwell fluids in an alternating electric field. The model fully exhibits the wider memory characteristics of viscoelastic fluid. Complex momentum equation is discretized by L1 and L2 algorithms and verified by constructing analytical solutions method. Due to the stronger memory of generalized Maxwell fluids, reverse flow is restrained, and the time for oscillation reaching the steady state is postponed. Moreover, with the increase of Debye–Hückle coefficient the velocity will increase rapidly. • The time-distributed fractional order model is introduced to describe the characteristics of viscoelastic fluid. • The effects of alternating current frequency and Debye–Hückle coefficient are considered. • The reverse flow is restrained due to the existence of viscoelastic characteristics. • The time to reach constant amplitude oscillation is later compared with Newtonian fluid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to study the mass separation or mixture of EOF for biological or chemical fluids with viscoelastic characteristics, the EOF of two layers consisting of Newtonian fluid and fractional second-order fluid in a rotating frame in parallel microchannel is investigated. The numerical solutions are obtained by finite difference method. Two interesting phenomena can be found. One of them is that reverse flow can be found near the interface as the rotation velocity is big enough. Another is that the streamwise velocity will increase firstly and decrease subsequently before the steady flow reaches on account of the existence of angular velocity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]