The dispersion of small particles provides an inexpensive and convenient way to significantly improve various functional properties of the base fluid. Nanodispersions can be used to solve various industrial and technical problems, such as increasing the efficiency of heat generating systems, cooling electrical equipment, water desalination, control of thermal regimes of chemical processes and electronic devices, enhancing oil recovery, and so on. This review targets to highlight the recently published results that are of general importance for understanding the processes occurring during wetting and spreading of nanofluids over various surfaces, as well as the mechanisms that determine these processes.

小颗粒的分散提供了一种廉价且方便的方法来显着改善基液的各种功能特性。纳米分散体可用于解决各种工业和技术问题，例如提高生热系统的效率、冷却电气设备、海水淡化、化学过程和电子设备的热状态控制、提高石油采收率等。本综述旨在强调最近发表的结果，这些结果对于理解纳米流体在各种表面上润湿和扩散过程中发生的过程以及决定这些过程的机制具有普遍重要意义。