Abstract
Applying the electric field to a fluid confined between capillary surfaces is the most recent technique used for studying the fluid movement. This technique is known as electroosmotic flow (EOF). The problem of the Caputo–Fabrizio time-fractional derivative of the electroosmotic generalized Burgers’ fluid through a vertical annulus with free convection heat transfer has been investigated. The annulus walls kept at constant values of a zeta potential. The dimensionless governing equations have been solved with the help of the Laplace and finite Hankel transforms. The inversion of Laplace for the transformed functions is calculated numerically. The essential features of the electroosmotic flow (EOF) and the related thermal characteristics are clearly illustrated by the variations in the velocity, the flow rate, the temperature and the Nusselt number. Moreover, comparisons with other non-Newtonian fluids have been discussed. It was found that the presence of the electric double layer (EDL) accelerates the fluid near the walls of the annulus, while in the core region, the reverse flow is noticed.