The invention relates to a method for measuring 
system air 
leakage rate of a 
sintering machine in 
metallurgy. The invention discloses a method for measuring the 
system air 
leakage rate of the 
sintering machine. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, by measuring charge level air speeds at different parts of a 
machine pallet of the 
sintering machine, the effective air quantity(Q[inlet]) entering a sinter layer is worked out, by measuring the air speed in a 
main duct in front of an electrostatic 
dust collector, the total air quality(Q[total]) pumped in the 
main duct by an air exhauster is worked out, and by the 
water content in mixing material, the content of the air converted into vapor is worked out; secondly, the air qualities(Q[total standard], Q[inlet standard] and Q[water standard]) at the 
standard state are converted all together; and finally, the air 
leakage rate(B) is worked out according to the formula. The measuring method has strong 
operability and can overcome the defects of inconvenient measurement, big measurement error and complex air analysis existing in 
daily production and the defect existing in prior art that the local air leakage rate can only be measured by the air leakage point air speed measuring method. In a word, the method has the advantages of easy operation, accurate measurement and good use effect.