Experimental research work on the application of the sphere melting technique to measure magnitude as well as direction of
velocity in liquid metals is the focus of Part II of this series of articles. The sphere melting time is detected by means
of a sensing wire, which is connected to a specially designed electrical circuit. A novel apparatus is used whereby liquid
metal is rotated with a specified tangential velocity. To measure the magnitude of velocity, the sensing wire of the sphere
melting is located at the center of the sphere. To detect the direction of flow, three sensing wires are employed. These wires
are placed at strategic locations inside the sphere and detect the melting times at three different locations. The ratio of
the melting times of these locations identifies the direction of the flow. The experimental results are compared against model
predictions. In addition, an error analysis is carried out to discover the possible sources of error in the detection of metal
velocity. The liquid metals used in this research work are commercial purity aluminum and AZ91 magnesium alloy.