Hi,
As per ASME SEC.VIII DIV.I UCS-56 ,Please refer snap for details.
As per above clause for controlling temperature gradiant you should have to place thermocouple in such a way that distance between any two thermocouple should not be more than 4.6 m .
Additionally if you perform PWHT as per FEA than you also put thermocouple accodingly to full fill FEA requirement.