Control-oriented models of hypersonic vehicle propulsion systems require a reduced-order model of the scramjet inlet that is accurate to within 10% but requires less than a few seconds of computational time. To achieve this goal, a reduced-order model is presented, which predicts the solution of a steady two-dimensional supersonic flow through an inlet or around any other two-dimensional geometry. The model assumes that the flow is supersonic everywhere except in boundary layers and the regions near blunted leading edges. Expansion fans are modeled as a sequence of discrete waves instead of a continuous pressure change. Of critical importance to the model is the ability to predict the results of multiple wave interactions rapidly. The rounded detached shock near a blunt leading edge is discretized and replaced with three linear shocks. Boundary layers are approximated by displacing the flow by an empirical estimate of the displacement thickness. A scramjet inlet is considered as an example application. The predicted results are compared to two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics solutions and experimental results. Nomenclature a = local sound speed, m=s c = specific heat, J=kg K H = length normal to flow, m h = specific enthalpy, J=kg L = length tangent to flow, m M = Mach number n = number of a given quantity Pr = Prandtl number p = pressure, Pa R = normalized gas constant, J=kg K R = 8314:47 J=kmol K r = radius, m T = temperature, K u = velocity magnitude, m=s W = molecular weight, kg=kmol x = forward body-frame coordinate, m Y = mass fraction z = vertical body-frame coordinate, m = shock angle = ratio of specific heats = thickness of layer, m " = ratio = ln p 0 =p = dynamic viscosity, kg=m s = flowpath angle = =2 = M 2 1 p = sin 1 1=M, Mach angle = Prandtl-Meyer function = density, kg=m 3 = wave angle = flux of subscripted quantity = reference angle Subscripts A, B, . . . = region label a, b, . . . = point label bs = curved portion of bow shock cl = property of inlet cowl e = value at edge of boundary layer ex = expansion i = species index j = index of expansion discretization k = region index le = leading edge p = constant pressure s = constant entropy sp = pertaining to species w = wall value 0 = stagnation value 1 = index for inlet portion of flow 2 = index for inlet outflow 1 = freestream Superscripts = value at Mach number of 1 = reference value for boundary layer