Sustainable Catalyst Workbench: Getting Started

Purpose

This guide provides a safe first run of Sustainable Catalyst Workbench. It explains the product role, the main feature surface, the synthetic demonstration dataset, how to recognize a valid result, and when human or expert review is required.

Capability overview

• Chalkboard Translator
• Symbolic Math
• Unit-Aware Calculation
• Graph Studio
• Engineering Mode
• Domain Calculators
• Parameter Sliders
• Calculation Notes
• Export Studio
• Embedded Calculators
• Prototyping Runners
• Hardware and Simulation Handoffs

Prerequisites

• A modern supported browser or runtime
• The current installed product and service version
• A new demonstration workspace
• No confidential, personal, credential, or production information
• A named reviewer for consequential output

Sample data

This article uses a fictional Resilient Community Retrofit Program. The files contain one demonstration row for every documented feature, so each capability can be tested without private or production data.

Download CSV feature examples · Download JSON workspace example

Preview

The downloadable files include all 12 feature rows.

Procedure

1. Open the product from its canonical Sustainable Catalyst page or administrative route.
2. Confirm the product and backend version before creating data.
3. Create a synthetic workspace named WORKBENCH-RETROFIT-001.
4. Download the CSV and JSON examples supplied below.
5. Use the feature matrix to complete the first six feature checkpoints.
6. Save, close, and reopen the workspace to verify persistence.
7. Inspect warnings, sources, units, permissions, and lifecycle state.
8. Export or hand off only after completing the verification checklist.

1. Chalkboard Translator

Action: translate a plain-language energy question into variables, equations, units, and assumptions.

Expected result: a reviewable equation and variable table.

2. Symbolic Math

Action: differentiate P(t)=120+8t-0.2t² and simplify the result.

Expected result: a symbolic derivative with an equivalent-form check.

3. Unit-Aware Calculation

Action: convert 450 MWh to kWh and GJ.

Expected result: 450,000 kWh and about 1,620 GJ.

4. Graph Studio

Action: plot monthly baseline and retrofit electricity use.

Expected result: a labeled chart tied to the source rows.

5. Engineering Mode

Action: estimate simple payback with stated capital cost and tariff.

Expected result: an engineering-style note with cautions.

6. Domain Calculators

Action: run a heat-loss calculation for a community-center wall.

Expected result: a domain result with inputs, units, and method limits.

Expected output

• a reviewable equation and variable table
• a symbolic derivative with an equivalent-form check
• 450,000 kWh and about 1,620 GJ
• a labeled chart tied to the source rows
• an engineering-style note with cautions
• a domain result with inputs, units, and method limits
• A saved record that reopens without data loss
• An export or handoff that identifies product, version, artifact, source, and review state

Verification

• Every sample value remains attached to its identifier and classification.
• Warnings remain visible and are not silently treated as approval.
• The saved workspace reopens in a clean session.
• The product and version shown in output match the installed release.
• Another reviewer can understand how the output was produced.

Responsible use

Outputs support analysis and learning; consequential engineering or safety decisions require validated data, applicable standards, and qualified review.