System and method for determining parameters for foam production

A method for determining machine parameters of a foam production machine, the foam production machine including comprising:

• a mixing head configured to mix precursor reagents for forming a reactive mixture,
• a plurality of inclined fall plates, wherein a first inclined fall plate is configured to receive the reactive mixture, and wherein each inclined fall plate has vertically adjustable ends, and
• a conveyor configured to receive the reactive mixture from a last inclined fall plate, the conveyor having an adjustable conveyor speed, the method comprising:
• executing software by a computer system, the computer system comprising at least one processor, wherein executing the software comprises:
• accessing a database for reading a rise profile for the reactive mixture of the precursor reagents, the rise profile comprising a height of the mixture as a function of time as the precursor reagents react to form a foam;
• and
• computing, based on the rise profile, vertical positions for the ends of each inclined fall plate and the conveyor speed resulting in a predefined predicted profile of the reactive mixture on the plurality of inclined fall plates as the reactive mixture is transported along the plurality of inclined fall plates.