Mission and Scope

OpenSling exists to document how to build machines that make dirty water cleaner in a measurable way. The emphasis is on practical systems engineering: treatment stages, component choices, testing plans, and operating procedures.

Working Mission

Build an open, modular reference stack for water-cleaning hardware that is:

• understandable by new contributors
• instrumented enough to debug
• repairable without vendor lock-in
• explicit about source-water assumptions

Primary Deliverables

The first version of this wiki is organized around three tangible outputs:

1. a bench prototype that is easy to modify and measure
2. a field pilot skid that packages the same logic into serviceable hardware
3. a reusable test rig for comparing pumps, filters, and treatment stages

In Scope

• intake, pumping, plumbing, and packaging decisions
• solids removal, filtration, adsorption, and disinfection stages
• sensor selection, control logic, and data logging
• maintenance procedures and failure analysis
• documentation standards for experiments and field notes

Out of Scope

• claims that a generic design is safe for every water source
• industrial compliance advice for specific jurisdictions
• replacing laboratory validation with informal observation

How to Use the Wiki

If you are new:

1. start with Design Principles
2. read the water-side context in Contaminants and Constraints
3. choose a system concept in Modular Architecture
4. build something concrete from the Bench Prototype

Note

OpenSling treats documentation as part of the hardware. A prototype without assumptions, measurements, and failure notes is incomplete.