The VCB series thermowells are intended to be used in high pressure UHT process lines. They are installed by welding the 3/8” OD sleeve directly into the sanitary tubing. The thermowells are made of 316 SS and the wetted parts are supplied with a surface finish that meets or exceeds 32 µin R_a Surface finishes of 15µin R_a or better are available upon request. These thermowells are supplied with a 9/16” -18 UNF-2A female rotating instrument connection with weep hole for leak detection.