The invention relates to a foaming mechanism used in a
space environment, and belongs to the technical field of space tiny fragment removal. According to the mechanism, an
organic compound (
azodicarbonamide) is thermally decomposed to generate a regular bubble group, and
millimeter-level
space debris is removed by a non-
contact resistance increasing method; the core of the device comprises a thermal foaming module (comprising a
latex balloon, a 180 DEG C heating sheet and an AC
foaming agent), a
motion control module (a
duralumin frame integrated lead screw sliding block mechanism and a T-shaped groove limiting
system) and a vacuum
adaptive design (a glue
rubbing plate is pre-coated with a glue solution, and an
electromagnet is connected with a Dupont line). Compared with a traditional mechanical arm capturing technology (such as China 'Practice No. 21') or a net capturing technology (such as the England Remote DEBRIS project), expansion bubbles can be continuously released to wrap multiple fragments, group clearing is achieved, and
energy consumption is far lower than that of a
laser pushing technology; the stability in an
extreme environment is guaranteed through a
duralumin frame and glue sealing design, the stacked drawer container supports storage of multiple balloons, adapts to platforms such as satellites and space stations, is suitable for scenes such as
low earth orbit debris cleaning and
orbit purification before
satellite constellation deployment, fills up the technical blank of tiny debris cleaning, has high efficiency, safety and
engineering feasibility, and is suitable for popularization and application. And an innovative solution is provided for space
sustainable development.