Bleed system design technology for supersonic inlets.

A boundary layer bleed system design procedure for supersonic inlets, with emphasis on the selection of bleed hole geometry, is described. Available experimental bleed hole performance data, coupled with bleed drag calculations, show that holes with shallow inclination are superior to holes normal to the surface in terms of overall inlet performance. Recent test results from large-scale inlet models indicate that bleed hole size, bleed hole length, and boundary layer velocity profile upstream of the bleed region are important parameters in the design of an effective and efficient bleed system.