Tank tool for a tank having one or more fluids and processes performed using the tank tool

A tank tool for a tank containing one or more fluids, said tank tool comprising:

• (a) a first body having an internal passageway, an upper end and a lower end, said internal passageway of said first body extending between said upper end of said first body and said lower end of said first body, said lower end of said first body being configured to connect a first hose to said first body so that a fluid can travel in said internal passageway between said upper end of said first body and said lower end of said first body, said upper end of said first body including at least one opening so that said internal passageway of said first body communicates with an interior of the tank when said tank tool is installed in the tank to perform one or more functions;
• (b) a second body connected to said first body of said tank tool so that said first body and said second body can be removed or installed in the tank as a unit, said second body being offset horizontally from said first body, said second body having an internal passageway offset horizontally from said internal passageway of said first body, said second body further including an upper end and a lower end, said internal passageway of said second body extending between said upper end of said second body and said lower end of said second body, said lower end of said second body being configured to connect a second hose to said second body so that a fluid can travel in said internal passageway of said second body between said upper end of said second body and said lower end of said second body, said upper end of said second body including at least one opening so that said internal passageway of said second body communicates with an interior of the tank when said tank tool is installed in the tank to perform one or more functions;
• and,
• (c) a fluid action zone configured to act on fluid traveling in said internal passageway of one of said first body and said second body of said tank tool, said fluid action zone includes at least one fluid action member for acting on one or more fluids traveling in said internal passageway of one of said first body and said second body of said tank tool.

A method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a tank tool, said tank tool including a body having an internal passageway, an upper end and a lower end, said internal passageway of said body extending between said upper end of said body and said lower end of said body, said lower end of said body being configured to connect a hose to said body so that a fluid can travel in said internal passageway between said upper end of said body and said lower end of said body, said upper end of said body including at least one opening so that said internal passageway of said body is in fluid communication with an interior of the tank when said tank tool is installed in the tank to perform one or more functions;
• (b) connecting a first hose to said lower end of said body of said tank tool;
• (c) positioning said tank tool in a tank wherein during use of the tank tool, the tank has oil, vapor and an oil/vapor interface;
• (d) performing at least one of the following steps:
• (i) grounding an interior of the tank using at least said tank tool and said first hose;
• (ii) agitating one or more fluids traveling through said internal passageway of said body of said tank tool to stir or mix the one or more fluids traveling through said internal passageway of said body of said tank tool;
• (iii) directing a hot oil adjacent the oil/vapor interface using at least said tank tool and said first hose;
• and,
• (iv) attaching said tank tool to a floating roof of the tank so that the tank tool moves with said floating roof of the tank.